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" The objection arising from the impossibility of passing the first hour at Alexandria, and the next at Rome, supposes that when the play opens, the spectator really imagines himself at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage... "
The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All the Various ... - Page 131
by William Shakespeare - 1788
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...Alexandria, and the next at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens the fpedator really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre...imagines this, may imagine more. He that can take the ftage at one time for the palace of the Ptolemies, may take it in half an hour for the promontory of...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

1765 - 600 pages
...the play opens the fpe&ator really -imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to rhe theatre has been a voyage to Egypt, and that he lives...imagines this may imagine more. He that can take the frage at one time for the palace of the Ptolemies, may take it in half an hour for the promontory of...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...Alexandria, and the next at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens the fpcclato: really imagines Jiimfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Е'дурс, and that lie lives in the days of Antony and Cleopatra, aurejy he that imagines this may...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...Alexandria, and the next at Rome, fuppofcs, that when the play opens the fpectator really imagines himfclf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre...imagines this, may imagine more. He that can take the ftage at one time for the palace of the Ptolemies, may take it in half an hour for the promontory of...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...fuppofes, that when the play opens the fpectator really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and be^ Jieves that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to...imagines this may imagine more. He that can take the ftage at one time for the palace of the Ptolemies, may take it in half an hour for the promontory of...
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Cursory Remarks on Tragedy, on Shakespeare and on Certain French and Italian ...

William Richardson - 1774 - 262 pages
...Alexandria and the next at Rome, " fuppofes, that when the play " opens the fpectator imagines him" felf at Alexandria, and believes ". that his walk to the...voyage to Egypt, and that " he lives in the days of Anthony " and Cleopatra. " But the objection is not only to the impoffibility, but to the impropriety...
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Cursory Remarks on Tragedy, on Shakespeare and on Certain French and Italian ...

William Richardson, Edward Taylor - 1774 - 506 pages
...Alexandria and the next at Rome, " fuppofes, that when the play " opens the fpedator imagines him" felf at Alexandria, and believes " that his walk to the...voyage to Egypt, and that " he lives in the days of Anthony " and Cleopatra. " But the objection is not only to the impoffibility» but to the impropriety...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...Alexandria^ and the next at Rim:) fuppofes, that when the Play opens, the Spectator really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his Walk to the Theatre has been a Voyage to E'j.ypt, and that he lives in the Days of Anttny and Clcjpatra. Surely he that imagines this, may imagine...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...Alexandria, .and the next at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens the fpectator really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre...Antony and Cleopatra. Surely he that imagines this may 1 imagine more. He that can take the ftage at one * time for the palace of the Ptolemies, may take...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 500 pages
...Alexandria, and the next at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens, the fpec«tator really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre...imagines this may imagine more. He that can take the ftage at one time for the palace of the Ptolemies, may take it in half an hour for the promontory of...
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