...Christendom into the land—what shall I call it—of cuckoldry—the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether a speculative scene of things, which has noreference whatever to the world that is. No good person can be justly offended as a spectator, because...

...into the land — what shall I call it — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...mistakes — is alike essentially vain and worthless. . . . "Translated into real life, the characters of his, and his friend Wycherley's dramas, are profligates...

...Christendom into the land—what shall I call it?—of cuckoldry—the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...the stage. Judged morally, every character in these plays—the few exceptions only are mistakes—is alike essentially vain and worthless. The great art...

...into the land — what shall I call it? — of cnckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...whatever to the world that is. No good person can he justly offended as a spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage. Judged morally, every...

...into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckeldry — the Utopia of gallantly, where pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...which has no reference whatever to the world that is. iSo good person can be justly offended as a spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage....

...into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...essentially vain and worthless. The great art of Congreve is cspecially shown in this, that he has entirely excluded from his scenes, — some little generosities...

...the land of — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...which has no reference whatever to the world that is." Spectator No. 341. This is a very happy description of the manner in which the plays of Etherege, Shadwell,...

...into the land — what shall I call it?— of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...essentially vain and worthless. The great art of Congreve is specially shown in this, that he has entirely excluded from his scenes — some little generosities...

...into the land — what shall I call it 1 — of Cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage." Now these words have coloured practically the whole of subsequent criticism upon the plays of this...

...into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...character in these plays — the few exceptions only are mistakes—is alike essentially vain and worthless. The great art of Congreve is especially shown in...