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" Play is regular enough, as to the inferior parts of it ; and the Unities of Time, Place and Action, more exactly observed, than, perhaps, the English Theater requires. Particularly, the Action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without Episode,... "
The Critical and Miscellaneous Prose Works of John Dryden: Now First ... - Page 14
by John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800
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The Dramatick Works of John Dryden, Esq: In Six Volumes, Volume 4

John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...not occafion'd by any Nereffity, or fatal Ignorance, but were wholly vo'untary; fince cur Paffions are, or ought to be, within our Power. The Fabrick...regular enough, as to the inferior Parts of it; and the the Unities of Time, Place a»d Aftion, more exactly obferv'd, than, perhaps, the Englifl] Theater...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - 1776 - 382 pages
....but were wholly voluntary; fince our paflious are, or ought to be, within our power. The fabriclc of the play is regular enough, as to the inferior...it; and the unities of time, place and action, more exailly obfcrvej, than perhaps the Englifh theatre requires. Particularly, the action is fo much one,:...
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Bell's British Theatre, Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays ...

John Bell - 1780 - 382 pages
...are or ought to be within our power. The fabrick of the Play is regular enough as to the inferiour parts of it, and the unities of time, place, and action, more exactly pbferved than perhaps the Englilh theatre requires; particularly the action is fo much one that it...
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Bell's British Theatre: Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays

John Bell - 1776 - 422 pages
...but were wholly voluntary ; lince eur paflions are, or ought to be, within our power. The fabriclc of the play is regular enough, as to the inferior...the unities of time, place and action, more exactly obfervcj, than perhaps the Englilh theatre rsquires. Particularly, the action is fo much one, that...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected in Eighteen Volumes, Volume 5

John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 430 pages
...ignorance, but were wholly voluntary ; since our passions are, or ought to be, within our power. The fabr?£ of the play is regular enough, as to the inferior...English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so jnuch one, that it is the only of the kind without episode, or underplot ; every scene in the tragedy...
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A New Variorum Edition of Shakespeare: The tragedie of Anthonie, and ...

William Shakespeare - 1907 - 644 pages
...not afforded me by the story : for the crimes of love which they both committed, were not occasion'd by any necessity, or fatal ignorance, but were wholly...more exactly observed, than, perhaps, the English Theater requires. Particularly, the Action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind without...
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History of English Literature, Volume 2

Hippolyte Taine - 1871 - 572 pages
...logic. And what is better still, he wrote it in a manly style. In the preface he says : 'The fabric of the play is regular enough, as to the inferior...English theatre requires. Particularly, the action is so mnch one, that it is the only of the kind without episode, or underplot ; every scene in the tragedy...
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Geschichte der englischen Literatur: Bd. Das klassische Zeitalter, bearb ...

Hippolyte Taine - 1878 - 518 pages
...brauфt. ©a gibt её таппифе Ê^araftere: er felb[t ift ein 2Jïann, unb bei aller *) The fabric of the play is regular enough, as to the inferior...exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre required. Particularly the action is so much one, that it is the only of the kind, without episode...
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History of English Literature, Volume 3

Hippolyte Taine - 1883 - 490 pages
...time, place, and action, more exactly cbs^e than perhaps the English theatre requires. Particular! the action is so much one, that it is the only of tl kind without episode, or underplot ; every scene in ti tragedy conducing to the main design, and...
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History of English Literature: By H.A. Taine, Translated by H. Van ..., Volume 1

Hippolyte Taine - 1885 - 1108 pages
...logic. And what is better still, he wrote it in a manly style. In the preface he says : * The fabric of the play is regular enough, as to the inferior parts of it ; and th« unities of time, place, and action, more exactly observed, than perhaps the English theatre requires....
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