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... but from the adventitious cir . cumstance of its having been the first drama represented in the famous Olympic theatre of Palladio at Vicenza , where , says an Italian author , it was recited in 1585 , con sontuosissimo apparato .
... but from the adventitious cir . cumstance of its having been the first drama represented in the famous Olympic theatre of Palladio at Vicenza , where , says an Italian author , it was recited in 1585 , con sontuosissimo apparato .
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This play ( says Mr. W. ) is opened by the ghost of Orsilia , the murdered wife of the king of Egypt , who quits the dark abyss for the purpose of instigating her son , the king of Arabia , to avenge her death .
This play ( says Mr. W. ) is opened by the ghost of Orsilia , the murdered wife of the king of Egypt , who quits the dark abyss for the purpose of instigating her son , the king of Arabia , to avenge her death .
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Indeed ail that Mr. W. says on this subject seems conjecțural , and supported by no authority . Fulvio Testi died in 1646 . Aristodemo , a tragedy by Carlo de ' Dottori , 1657 , is next recorded ; and the suffrage of the excellent ...
Indeed ail that Mr. W. says on this subject seems conjecțural , and supported by no authority . Fulvio Testi died in 1646 . Aristodemo , a tragedy by Carlo de ' Dottori , 1657 , is next recorded ; and the suffrage of the excellent ...
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The defects noticed in ships transporting merchandice are , ist , Their too great depth ; 2dly , Their shortness ; for a ship that that wants length ( says he ) is impeded by Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy ...
The defects noticed in ships transporting merchandice are , ist , Their too great depth ; 2dly , Their shortness ; for a ship that that wants length ( says he ) is impeded by Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy ...
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that wants length ( says he ) is impeded by its continual ascent and descent ; moreover , the tendency of the action of the upper sails of a ship is not only to propel horizontally , but to elevate the stern and to depress the head ...
that wants length ( says he ) is impeded by its continual ascent and descent ; moreover , the tendency of the action of the upper sails of a ship is not only to propel horizontally , but to elevate the stern and to depress the head ...
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| Title | The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal Volumes 1215-1247 of Early English newspapers Volumes 384-432 of English literary periodicals |
| Contributors | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths |
| Publisher | R. Griffiths, 1799 |
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