 ... fault, and if he has sincerity enough, he will fairly confess that he had not sufficient genius to fill up his performance with a single action: and if he takes up two days, and places his scene in two different places, you may take it for granted...  The Works of M. de Voltaire: Brutus - Page 213by Voltaire - 1761Full view - About this book
 | Voltaire - 1761 - 326 lehte
...different places, you may take it for granted, it is becaufe he has not fkill enough to confine his plan within the limits of three hours, or bring it...another thing with regard to hazarding a horrible fpe&acle on theftage; thiswou'd not in the leaft fhock probability: a boldnefs like this, far from... | |
 | Voltaire - 1901 - 614 lehte
...different places, you may take it for granted, it is because he has not skill enough to confine his plan within the limits of three hours, or bring it...the walls of a palace, as probability requires he should. But it is quite another thing with regard to hazarding a horrible spectacle on the stage ;... | |
 | Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1901 - 328 lehte
...different places, you may take it for granted, it is because he has not skill enough to confine his plan within the limits of three hours, or bring it...the walls of a palace, as probability requires he should. But it is quite another thing with regard to hazarding a horrible spectacle on the stage ;... | |
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