A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne, Volume 3Macmillan and Company, 1899 - English drama |
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Page 469 - I make a Difference betwixt Wit and Humour, yet I do not think that Humorous Characters exclude Wit: No, but the Manner of Wit should be adapted to the Humour.
Page 78 - You need not fear, you shall not: this strange task being ended, I have paid the duty to the son which I have vowed to the father.
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