 | George Colman - Dramatists, English - 1761 - 40 pages
...Compofitions, feen with Delight at the Theatre, which ficken on the Tafte in the Perufal -, and the honeft Country Gentleman, who has not been prefent at the...at the Town-manner of Writing as Mr. Smith in the Rebearfal. The Excellencies of our Old Writers are, on the contrary, not confined to Time and Place,... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - Actors - 1764 - 390 pages
...Compofitions, feen with Delight on the Theatre, which ficken on the Tafte in the Perufal; and the honeft Country Gentleman, who has not been prefent at the...highly entertained, and is as much perplexed at the Toum-mar.ner of Writing as Mr. Smith in the Rehearfal. The Excellencies of our Old Writers are, on... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...at the Theatre, which ficken on the Tafte in the Perufal ; and the honeft Country Gentleman, who tas not been prefent at the Reprefentation, wonders with...always bear about them the Evidences of true Genius. Maflmger is perhaps the leaft known, but not the l•eaft meritorious of any of the old Clafs of Writers.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...honed Country Gentleman, who has not bsen prefent at the Reprefentation, wonders with what his Lmdon Friends have been fo highly entertained, and is as...always bear about them the Evidences of true Genius. Majfinger is perhaps the leaft known, but not the leaft meritorious of any of the old Clafs of "Writers.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...Compofitions, feen with Delight at the Theatre, which ficken on the Tafte in the Perufal ; and the honeft Country Gentleman, •who has not been prefent at...Rehearfal. The Excellencies of our 'old Writers are, dn the contrary, not confined to Time and Place, but always bear about them the Evidences of true Genius.... | |
 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 626 pages
...entertained ;. and is as much perplexed at " the Town-manner of writing as Mr. Smith in the " Rehearsal — the excellencies of our old writers are " on the contrary...always bear about them the evidences of true " genius. " Massinger is perhaps the least known, but not " the least meritorious of any of the old class of... | |
 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 624 pages
...who has not been present at the representation, " wonders with what his London friends have been " so highly entertained ; and is as much perplexed at " the Town-manner of writing as Mr. Smith in the " Rehearsal—the excellencies of our old writers are " on the contrary not confined to time and place,... | |
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Gentleman, who tas not been prefent at the Reprefentation, wonders with what• his London Friends have been fo highly entertained, and is as much perplexed at the Town-manner of Writing as Mr. Smith in The Rehearfal. The Excellencies of our old Writers... 