The Art of Poetry on a New Plan, Volume 2Gregg, 1969 - Poetry |
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... must be fupported to the end , and all speak and act in character ; for notwithftanding the general licence here allow'd , fome order must be observed , and however wild and extravagant the characters , they should not be abfurd . To ...
... must be fupported to the end , and all speak and act in character ; for notwithftanding the general licence here allow'd , fome order must be observed , and however wild and extravagant the characters , they should not be abfurd . To ...
Page 161
... must preserve a Likeness of Manners , that is , he must not give a Perfon any quality contrary to those which history has given him . And in the Characters he draws from life , he must take care not to fix upon any person of his ...
... must preserve a Likeness of Manners , that is , he must not give a Perfon any quality contrary to those which history has given him . And in the Characters he draws from life , he must take care not to fix upon any person of his ...
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... must depend , and which they must all have a tendency to promote . For , fay they , if two Actions be equally laboured and driven on by the Poet , the Unity of the Piece will be destroyed , and it will no longer be one Play , but two ...
... must depend , and which they must all have a tendency to promote . For , fay they , if two Actions be equally laboured and driven on by the Poet , the Unity of the Piece will be destroyed , and it will no longer be one Play , but two ...
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