The Dramatic Works With Notes Critical, Volume 1John Murray, 1827 |
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Page xiv
... that his days are already numbered , and that the inevitable hour is fast closing upon all his earthly prospects . Indifferent as is the execution of this piece , it is still far superior to its conception . Passages of xiv INTRODUCTION .
... that his days are already numbered , and that the inevitable hour is fast closing upon all his earthly prospects . Indifferent as is the execution of this piece , it is still far superior to its conception . Passages of xiv INTRODUCTION .
Page xv
John Ford. is still far superior to its conception . Passages of considerable beauty , especially in the last two acts , frequently occur ; but there is nothing to redeem the absurdity of the plot . Instead of taking up an inexperienced ...
John Ford. is still far superior to its conception . Passages of considerable beauty , especially in the last two acts , frequently occur ; but there is nothing to redeem the absurdity of the plot . Instead of taking up an inexperienced ...
Page xvi
... Presumes she may partake the other season . " In the title - page it is called " A known true story . " All my acquaintance with it is derived from the following passages in Caulfield's popular collection of " xvi INTRODUCTION .
... Presumes she may partake the other season . " In the title - page it is called " A known true story . " All my acquaintance with it is derived from the following passages in Caulfield's popular collection of " xvi INTRODUCTION .
Page xvii
John Ford. from the following passages in Caulfield's popular collection of " the Lives and Portraits of Remark- able Persons , 1794. " 6 Elizabeth Sawyer , exe- cuted in 1621 for witchcraft . ' " The following title , " Mr. Caulfield ...
John Ford. from the following passages in Caulfield's popular collection of " the Lives and Portraits of Remark- able Persons , 1794. " 6 Elizabeth Sawyer , exe- cuted in 1621 for witchcraft . ' " The following title , " Mr. Caulfield ...
Page xxvi
... passages which abound in the first three plays of this volume , without placing the author in a very honourable rank among the dramatic writers of his day . Ford occasionally repeats his characters . The Tecnicus of this drama is an ...
... passages which abound in the first three plays of this volume , without placing the author in a very honourable rank among the dramatic writers of his day . Ford occasionally repeats his characters . The Tecnicus of this drama is an ...
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