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To some , I know this method will seem displea“ fant ; which had rather have good discipline delivered plainly in way of precepts , or sermoned at large , as they “ use , than thus cloudily enwrapped in allegorical deĢ vices .
To some , I know this method will seem displea“ fant ; which had rather have good discipline delivered plainly in way of precepts , or sermoned at large , as they “ use , than thus cloudily enwrapped in allegorical deĢ vices .
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CH A P. XX . i Of DRAMATIC Poetry , and first of the DRAMA in general , and its Use . IP F we except Religion and Politics , there is no subject . perhaps , that has occasioned so much debate as the Drama , or that has been debated with ...
CH A P. XX . i Of DRAMATIC Poetry , and first of the DRAMA in general , and its Use . IP F we except Religion and Politics , there is no subject . perhaps , that has occasioned so much debate as the Drama , or that has been debated with ...
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a Sister Arts of Poetry , Painting , and Music , have in general been well employed ; but a sufficient use , or at least a proper use , has not been always made of Music , especially in Tragedy ; where we often find a solemn and ...
a Sister Arts of Poetry , Painting , and Music , have in general been well employed ; but a sufficient use , or at least a proper use , has not been always made of Music , especially in Tragedy ; where we often find a solemn and ...
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