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" Our Tragedies and Comedies (not without cause cried out against), observing rules neither of honest civility nor of skilful Poetry, excepting Gorboduc (again, I say, of those that I have seen), which notwithstanding, as it is full of stately speeches... "
The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare: And ... - Page 419
by John Payne Collier - 1831
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Names of dramas: A-L

David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 444 pages
...piece has been highly praised by many writers. ~Sir Philip Sydney, in his Defence of Pocsie, says, "Our tragedies and " comedies, not without cause "...cried out against, observing " rules neither of honest civilitie " nor skilful! poetrie. Excepting " Gorboduck ; which, notwith" standing as it is full of...
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Biographia Dramatica: Names of dramas: A-L

David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 422 pages
...piece has been highly praised by many writers. Sir Philip Sydney, in his Dffunce of PoeSif, says, " Our tragedies and " comedies, not without cause ' cried out against, observing ' rules neither ot" honest civilitie ' norskiltui! poctrie. Excepting ' Gorboduck ; which, notwith' standing as it...
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Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...been written before 1586, in which year the author died. " Our tragedies and comedies," says he, " are not without cause cried out against, observing rules neither of honest civility nor skilful poetry. You shall have Asia of the one side, and Afric of the other, and so many other under-kingdoms, that...
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The London Magazine, Volume 4

1821 - 724 pages
...character of Gorboduc, in the Defence of Poesy: "Our tragedies and comedies, not without cause, are cried out against, observing rules neither of honest...Gorboduc (again I say, of those that I have seen), which, notwithstanding, as it «л full of stately speeches, and well sounding- ¡ihrases, climbing to the...
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Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 378 pages
...words, with a tinkling sound of rhyme barely accompanied with reason. Our tragedies and comedies are not without cause cried out against — observing rules neither of honest civility nor of skilful poetry. Excepting Gorboduc, — (again I speak of those that I have seen) — which, notwithstanding...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...words, with a tinkling sound of rhyme barely accompanied with reason. Our tragedies and comedies are not without cause cried out against — observing rules. neither of honest civility nor of skilful poetry. Excepting Gorboduc, — (again I speak of those that I have seen) — which, notwithstanding...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 10

Books - 1824 - 378 pages
...words, with a tinkling sound of rhyme barely accompanied with reason. Our tragedies and comedies are not without cause cried out against — observing rules neither of honest civility nor of skilful poetry. Excepting Gorboduc, — (again I speak of those that I have seen) — which, notwithstanding...
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The Library of the Old English Prose Writers ...: Sir Philip Sidney's ...

English literature - 1831 - 368 pages
...sound of rhyme, barely accompanied with reason. Our tragedies and comedies, not without cause, are cried out against, observing rules neither of honest...Gorboduc,* (again I say of those that I have seen,) which notwithstanding, as it is full of stately speeches and well-sounding phrases, climbing to the height...
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The complete works of William Shakspeare, with notes by the most ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...years prior to the appearance of Sbakspeare. Sir Philip Sidney, in his Defence of Poesie, says, • r »tP . civililie, nor skilful poelric, excepting Oorboduc, which, notwithstanding as it is full of stately...
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Shakespeare: His Life, Art, and Characters : with an Historical ..., Volume 1

Henry Norman Hudson - English drama - 1872 - 488 pages
...been written before 1586, in which year the author died. " Our tragedies and comedies," says he, " are not without cause cried out against, observing rules neither of honest civility nor skilful poetry. You shall have Asia of the one side, and Afric of the other, and so many other under-kingdoms, that...
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