English Dramatic Theories, 1. köideM. Niemeyer, 1973 |
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Page 61
... Judge ; nay , the greatest Philosopher , the world ever had : for , hee noted the vices of all knowledges , in all creatures , and out of many mens perfections in a Science , hee formed still one Art . So hee taught us two Offices ...
... Judge ; nay , the greatest Philosopher , the world ever had : for , hee noted the vices of all knowledges , in all creatures , and out of many mens perfections in a Science , hee formed still one Art . So hee taught us two Offices ...
Page 87
... judge our modern lays , ' tis probable that few of them would endure the trial : hat which should be the business of a day , takes up in some of hem an age ; instead of one action , they are the epitomes of man's life ; and for one spot ...
... judge our modern lays , ' tis probable that few of them would endure the trial : hat which should be the business of a day , takes up in some of hem an age ; instead of one action , they are the epitomes of man's life ; and for one spot ...
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... judge of plays , that Ben Johnso while he lived , submitted all his writings to his censure , and ' tis thought , used his judgment in correcting , if not contriv ing , all his plots . What value he had for him , appears by th verses he ...
... judge of plays , that Ben Johnso while he lived , submitted all his writings to his censure , and ' tis thought , used his judgment in correcting , if not contriv ing , all his plots . What value he had for him , appears by th verses he ...
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An Abridgement of the Notable Work | 5 |
Prologue to Ralph Roister Doister ca 1566 | 11 |
The Art of English Poesy 1589 | 25 |
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