 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...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 2381844Full view - About this book
 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 lehte
...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... | |
 | William Richardson - 1774 - 262 lehte
...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... | |
 | William Richardson, Edward Taylor - 1774 - 506 lehte
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 lehte
...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 lehte
...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... | |
 | 1793 - 620 lehte
...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...voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the days of Anthony and Cleopatra. Surely he that imagines this, may imagine more. He that can take the ftage at... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 lehte
...time and place. Dr. Johnson's masterly refutation of this argument is as follows : " The objection arising from the impossibility of passing the first...supposes, that when the play opens the spectator really I am almost fearful of illustrating any thing by similitude, lest he should confute it for an argument... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 lehte
...masterly refutation of this argument is as follows : " The objection arising from the impossibility tif passing the first hour at Alexandria, and the next...supposes, that when the play opens the spectator really I am almost fearful of illustrating any thing by similitude, lest he should confute it for an argument... | |
 | 1802 - 630 lehte
...at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens, the ipeftator really imagines himfelf at Aïcxandr'm, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Egjf, and that he lives in the days of Anthony and Cieofalra. Surely he that imagines this, may imagine... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 lehte
...its materiality •was ever credible, or, for a single moment, was ever •credited. The objection arising from the impossibility of passing the first...next at Rome, supposes, that when the play opens the spec-, tator really imagines himself at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been... | |
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