The Works of John Dryden: Dramatic worksPaterson, 1882 |
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... from observation of the actual changes which took place during Dryden's own life . To explain these rules I shall take the beginning of The Rival Ladies as it appears in the first edition ( 1664 ) , in EDITOR'S PREFACE TO DRAMAS .
... from observation of the actual changes which took place during Dryden's own life . To explain these rules I shall take the beginning of The Rival Ladies as it appears in the first edition ( 1664 ) , in EDITOR'S PREFACE TO DRAMAS .
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... appears as " o'erboard , " and " burden " and " drowning " have lost their capitals . In Scott's text the hyphen has disappeared from the title , the heading appears according to modern form , — " Act I. Scene I. - A wood . Enter ...
... appears as " o'erboard , " and " burden " and " drowning " have lost their capitals . In Scott's text the hyphen has disappeared from the title , the heading appears according to modern form , — " Act I. Scene I. - A wood . Enter ...
Page 6
... appears to be by no means devoid of significance , and to have been wrongly omitted by Scott . It suggests that during Dryden's lifetime the position of rival as an adjective was , to say the least , not unquestioned , or that it held ...
... appears to be by no means devoid of significance , and to have been wrongly omitted by Scott . It suggests that during Dryden's lifetime the position of rival as an adjective was , to say the least , not unquestioned , or that it held ...
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... appears in the version of Isabelle's description of a country sportsman's life as printed by Scott : " To come upon the spur , after a trial at four o'clock , to destruction of cold meat and cheese , " and to " be carried to bed ...
... appears in the version of Isabelle's description of a country sportsman's life as printed by Scott : " To come upon the spur , after a trial at four o'clock , to destruction of cold meat and cheese , " and to " be carried to bed ...
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... to edit . This seemed desirable , because the originals are rare , and the reader by having them exactly in the state in which they appear in those originals will be better able to judge EDITOR'S PREFACE TO DRAMAS . 9.
... to edit . This seemed desirable , because the originals are rare , and the reader by having them exactly in the state in which they appear in those originals will be better able to judge EDITOR'S PREFACE TO DRAMAS . 9.
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