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Page 110
... present critics to inquire very studiously and mi- nutely into sounds and cadences . It is , therefore , useful to examine with what skill they have pro- ceeded ; what discoveries they have made ; and whether any rules can be ...
... present critics to inquire very studiously and mi- nutely into sounds and cadences . It is , therefore , useful to examine with what skill they have pro- ceeded ; what discoveries they have made ; and whether any rules can be ...
Page 128
... present corruption of mankind , many incitements to forsake truth : the need of palliating our own faults and the conveni- ence of imposing on the ignorance or credulity of others so frequently occur ; so many immediate evils are to be ...
... present corruption of mankind , many incitements to forsake truth : the need of palliating our own faults and the conveni- ence of imposing on the ignorance or credulity of others so frequently occur ; so many immediate evils are to be ...
Page 292
... present age has added much to the force and efficacy of the drama , it has at least been able to escape many faults , which either ignorance had overlooked , or indulgence had licensed . The later tragedies indeed have faults of another ...
... present age has added much to the force and efficacy of the drama , it has at least been able to escape many faults , which either ignorance had overlooked , or indulgence had licensed . The later tragedies indeed have faults of another ...
Contents
Peevishness equally wretched and offensivethe Character of Tetrica | 74 |
The World never known but by a Change of Fortune the History of Melissa | 75 |
The Arts by which bad Men are reconciled to them selves | 76 |
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