The British Essayists: SpectatorJames Ferguson J. Richardson and Company, 1823 |
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... stage , after the impieties and execrations at the end of the fourth act ; and you will wonder to see an audience so cursed and so pleased at the same time . ' O that , as oft I have at Athens seen , [ Where , by the way , there was no ...
... stage , after the impieties and execrations at the end of the fourth act ; and you will wonder to see an audience so cursed and so pleased at the same time . ' O that , as oft I have at Athens seen , [ Where , by the way , there was no ...
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... stage ; and by the addition of a few porters dressed in red coats , can represent above a dozen legions . I have sometimes seen a couple of armies drawn up together upon the stage , when the poet has been disposed to do honour to his ...
... stage ; and by the addition of a few porters dressed in red coats , can represent above a dozen legions . I have sometimes seen a couple of armies drawn up together upon the stage , when the poet has been disposed to do honour to his ...
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... stage . To delight in seeing men stabbed , poisoned , racked , or impaled , is certainly the sign of a cruel temper : and as this is often practised before the British audience , several French critics , who think these are grateful ...
... stage . To delight in seeing men stabbed , poisoned , racked , or impaled , is certainly the sign of a cruel temper : and as this is often practised before the British audience , several French critics , who think these are grateful ...
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