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" And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of poesy, and not of history; not bound to follow the story, but having liberty either to feign a quite new matter, or to frame the history to the most tragical conveniency ? Again, many things may... "
The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare: And ... - Page 424
by John Payne Collier - 1831
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The Works of the Honourable Sr. Philip Sidney, Kt. in Prose and Verse: I. A ...

Philip Sidney - 1724 - 270 pages
...know, That a tragedy is tied to the laws ofPoefy, and not of Hidory^ not bound to follow the ftory, but having liberty either to feign a quite new matter, or to frame the hiftory to the moft tragical convenience ? Again, many things may be told, which, cannot be fhewed...
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Sir Philip Sydney's Defense of Poetry: And Observations on Poetry and ...

Sir Philip Sidney - Poetry - 1787 - 158 pages
...know, That a tragedy is tied to the laws of Poefy, and not of Hiftory ; not bound to follow the ilory, but having liberty either to feign a quite new matter, or to frame the hiftory to the moft tragical convenience ? Again, many things may be told, which cannot be mewed :...
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The Library of the Old English Prose Writers ...: Sir Philip Sidney's ...

English literature - 1831 - 368 pages
...shall we set forth a story which contains both many places and many times? And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of poesy, and not of history...matter, or to frame the history to the most tragical convenience ? Again, many things may be told, which cannot be showed ; if they know the difference...
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Studies of Shakspere: Forming a Companion Volume to Every Edition of the Text

Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pages
...shall we set forth a story which contains both many places and many times? And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of Poesy, and not of History,...matter, or to frame the history to the most tragical convenience ? Again, many things may be told which cannot be showed : if they know the diflerence betwixt...
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Studies of Shakspere

Charles Knight - 1868 - 570 pages
...shall we set forth a story which contains both many places and many times? And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of Poesy, and not of History,...matter, or to frame the history to the most tragical convenience ? Again, many things may be told which cannot be showed : if they know the difference betwixt...
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Cassell's library of English literature, selected, ed ..., Volume 3; Volume 79

Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 466 pages
...we set forth a story which contains both many places and many times ? And do they not know, that a btory, but having liberty either to feign a quite new matter, or to frame the history to the most tragical...
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Les unités d'Aristote, avant le Cid de Corneille: étude de littérature comparée

Heinrich Breitinger - Comparative literature - 1879 - 92 pages
...we set forth a story which containeth both many places and many times? And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of poesy and not of history...matter or to frame the history to the most tragical convenience. Again many things may be told which cannot be showed, if they know the difference between...
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Les unités d'Aristote, avant le Cid de Corneille: étude de littérature comparée

Heinrich Breitinger - Comparative literature - 1879 - 82 pages
...many times'? And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of poesy and not of history V not bound to follow the story, but having liberty,...matter or to frame the history to the most tragical convenience. Again many things may be told which cannot be showed, if they know the difference between...
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Les unités d'Aristote, avant le Cid de Corneille: étude de littérature comparée

Heinrich Breitinger - Comparative literature - 1879 - 92 pages
...we set forth a story which containeth both many places and many times? And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of poesy and not of history V not bound to follow the story, but having liberty, either to feign a quite new matter or to frame...
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Shakespeare and Classical Antiquity: Greek and Latin Antiquity as Presented ...

Paul Stapfer - Civilization, Classical, in literature - 1880 - 520 pages
...both many places and many times ? And do they not know that a tragedy is tied to the laws of poetry and not of history ? not bound to follow the story,...conveniency. Again, many things may be told which cannot be showed, if they know the differencebetwixt reporting and representing. As, for example, I may speak,...
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