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Page 158
The Exits and Entrances of the perfons of the Drama are likewise to be regarded ; and that all the parts may cohere together , every man fhould be feen in purfuit of his own bufinefs , not that of the Poet .
The Exits and Entrances of the perfons of the Drama are likewise to be regarded ; and that all the parts may cohere together , every man fhould be feen in purfuit of his own bufinefs , not that of the Poet .
Page 163
Wit , according to him , fhould never be used but to add an agreeableness to some just and proper fenti- ment , which , for want of fuch a turn , might pafs with- out its effect . That filly thing men call Sheer - awit , avoid , With ...
Wit , according to him , fhould never be used but to add an agreeableness to some just and proper fenti- ment , which , for want of fuch a turn , might pafs with- out its effect . That filly thing men call Sheer - awit , avoid , With ...
Page 181
It fhould likewife be interesting , that it may engage our paffions and affections ; and entire , that the mind may be wholly fatisfied . As to its duration , it is not circumfcribed within any limited time ; but the warmer and more ...
It fhould likewife be interesting , that it may engage our paffions and affections ; and entire , that the mind may be wholly fatisfied . As to its duration , it is not circumfcribed within any limited time ; but the warmer and more ...
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| Title | The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2 The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, John Newbery Volume 2 of The Art of Poetry on a New Plan: Illustrated with a Great Variety of Examples from the Best English Poets; and of Translations from the Ancients, John Newbery |
| Author | John Newbery |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Gregg, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 27, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0576029955, 9780576029957 |
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