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... engaging : For it is a true , tho ' an unfavourable observation , that the mind of man ( ever ra . pacious and never satisfied ) is always covering what it never fully enjoys ; as kings conquer nations they never mean to possess .
... engaging : For it is a true , tho ' an unfavourable observation , that the mind of man ( ever ra . pacious and never satisfied ) is always covering what it never fully enjoys ; as kings conquer nations they never mean to possess .
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Who , in his Satires running riot , « Could never leave the world in quiet ; “ Attacking , when he took the whim , “ Court , city , camp , all one to him “ But why would he , except he sobber'd , • Offend our patrict , great Sir R ...
Who , in his Satires running riot , « Could never leave the world in quiet ; “ Attacking , when he took the whim , “ Court , city , camp , all one to him “ But why would he , except he sobber'd , • Offend our patrict , great Sir R ...
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What is meant by Unity of Place , is that the Scene should never be shifted throughout the Play , birt remain in the same place where it was laid at the beginning . This indeed would be to keep close to nature and proba . bility ...
What is meant by Unity of Place , is that the Scene should never be shifted throughout the Play , birt remain in the same place where it was laid at the beginning . This indeed would be to keep close to nature and proba . bility ...
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| Title | 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 ... 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 International Publishers Limited, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Sep 27, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0576029947, 9780576029940 |
| Length | 382 pages |
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