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 xxii
... once courted the favour of the spectator , * and " stood rubric " with others in the titlepage of several plays which have come down to us , and in more , perhaps , which remain to be discovered , Of these joint - compositions two will ...
... once courted the favour of the spectator , * and " stood rubric " with others in the titlepage of several plays which have come down to us , and in more , perhaps , which remain to be discovered , Of these joint - compositions two will ...
Page xxvii
... once ardent and impressive . Of the poetry of this play in the more impas- sioned passages it is not easy to speak too favour- ably ; it is in truth too seductive for the subject , and flings a soft and soothing light over what , in its ...
... once ardent and impressive . Of the poetry of this play in the more impas- sioned passages it is not easy to speak too favour- ably ; it is in truth too seductive for the subject , and flings a soft and soothing light over what , in its ...
Page xxxi
... once witnessed its representation , did not ensure its perpetuity on the English stage . If any ( historic ) play in the language can induce us to admit the lawfulness of a comparison with Shakspeare it is this . " * There is little to ...
... once witnessed its representation , did not ensure its perpetuity on the English stage . If any ( historic ) play in the language can induce us to admit the lawfulness of a comparison with Shakspeare it is this . " * There is little to ...
Page 65
... once- Pel . Prithee , hold thy tongue ; the lords are in the presence . Rhe . Mum , butterfly ! Pel . The prince ! stand and keep silence . Cuc . O the prince ! wench thou shalt see the prince now . Enter PALADOR , with a book . Soph ...
... once- Pel . Prithee , hold thy tongue ; the lords are in the presence . Rhe . Mum , butterfly ! Pel . The prince ! stand and keep silence . Cuc . O the prince ! wench thou shalt see the prince now . Enter PALADOR , with a book . Soph ...
Page 70
... ? Rhe . A picture in a tablet . Pal . Look well upon ' t . Rhe . I do - yes - let me observe it- ' Tis hers , the lady's . Pal . Whose ? Rhe . Eroclea's . Pal . Hers that was once Eroclea . For her 70 [ ACT II . THE LOVER'S MELANCHOLY .
... ? Rhe . A picture in a tablet . Pal . Look well upon ' t . Rhe . I do - yes - let me observe it- ' Tis hers , the lady's . Pal . Whose ? Rhe . Eroclea's . Pal . Hers that was once Eroclea . For her 70 [ ACT II . THE LOVER'S MELANCHOLY .
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