The Dramatic Works of John Ford: With an Introduction, and Notes Critical and Explanatory, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1831 - English drama |
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Page xxvii
... poet . The first - fruits of his leisure the play before us could scarcely be ; as ( to omit all mention of those in which he joined with Decker ) one of his dramas * was performed at court nearly twenty years before the date of the ...
... poet . The first - fruits of his leisure the play before us could scarcely be ; as ( to omit all mention of those in which he joined with Decker ) one of his dramas * was performed at court nearly twenty years before the date of the ...
Page xxxiv
... poet has certainly failed ; the language of the serious parts , however , is deserving of high praise , and the more prominent characters are skilfully discriminated , and powerfully sustained : but the piece has no medium ; all that is ...
... poet has certainly failed ; the language of the serious parts , however , is deserving of high praise , and the more prominent characters are skilfully discriminated , and powerfully sustained : but the piece has no medium ; all that is ...
Page xxxvi
... poet to withdraw from the stage : on the contrary , his mind seems to have attained a cheerful tone and a ... poets of Elizabeth and James's days , full justice has never yet been rendered to their independence on one another ...
... poet to withdraw from the stage : on the contrary , his mind seems to have attained a cheerful tone and a ... poets of Elizabeth and James's days , full justice has never yet been rendered to their independence on one another ...
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