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" Brabantio's window, without injury to the scheme of the play, though in terms which a modern audience would not easily endure; the character of Polonius is seasonable and useful; and the Gravediggers themselves may be heard with applause. "
Prose on Several Occasions: Accompanied with Some Pieces in Verse - Page 60
by George Colman - 1787
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...is feafonable and uieful; and the grave-diggers themfelves inay be heard with applaufe. Sbakeffeore engaged in dramatick poetry with the world open before...publick judgment was unformed ; he had no example of fiich fame as mishit force him upon imitation, nor criticks of filch authority as might reftrain his...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...Polonius is seasonable and useful ; and the Grave-diggers themselves may be heard with applause. Shakspere engaged in dramatick poetry with the world open before...publick judgment was unformed ; he had no example of such fame as might force him upon imitation, nor criticks of such autliority as might restrain his...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...the Grave-diggers themfelves may be heard with applaufe. Shakefpeare engaged in dramatic poetry \vith the world open before him ; the rules of the ancients were yet known to few ; the public judgment was unformed; he had no example of fuch fame as might force him upon imitation, nor...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...Polonius is feafonable and ufeful ; and the Gravediggers themfelves may be heard with applaufe. Shakfpeare engaged in dramatick poetry with the world open before...rules of the ancients were yet known to few ; the public k judgment was unformed ; he had no example of fuch fame as might force him upon imitation,...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1793 - 620 pages
...ufeful ; and the grave-diggers themfelves may be heard with applaule. Shakefpeâre engaged in dramatic poetry with the world open before him ; the rules of the ancients were yet known to few j the public judgment was unformed ; he had no example of fuch fame as might force him upon imitation,...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...ufeful ; and the gravetliggers themftlves may be heard with applaufe. Shakfpeare engaged in dramaticlc poetry with the world open before him ; the rules of the ancients were yet kjaown to few ; the publick judgment was unformed ; he had no example of fuch fame as might force him...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 8

History - 1802 - 630 pages
...ufeful ; and the grave-diggers ihemfelves rmy be beard with appbufe. Shakffpeare engtged in dramatic poetry with the world open before him; the rules of the ancients were yet known to few ; the public judgment was unformed; he had no example of fuch fcme as might force him npon imitation, not...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...Polonius is seasonable and useful; and the Grave-diggers themselves may be heard with applause. Shakspeare engaged in dramatick poetry with the world open before...publick judgment was unformed; he had no example of such fame as might force him upon imitation, nor criticks of such authority as might restrain his extravagance...
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Poems, with illustrative remarks [ed. by W.C. Oulton]. To which is ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...useful, and the Grave-diggers themselves may be heard with applause. " Shakespeare engaged in dramatic poetry with the world open before him ; the rules of the ancients were yet known to few; the public judgment was unformed; he had no example of such fame as might force him upon imitation, nor...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 50

1806 - 554 pages
...courtier. An eminent C'itic * has ohferverl of bhakipeare, that he " engigeit in dramatic poetry with th* world open before him, the rules of the ancients were yet known to few, the public judgment was unformed ; he had no example of fuch fame as might force birn upon imitation, nor...
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