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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...ever meet in any other place. The fame remark maybe applied to every ftage but that of Sbakefpeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction, is peopled by fuch characters as were never feen, converfing in a language which was never heard, upon topicks which will never arife in the commerce...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Passages in Prose, Selected ...

Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1790 - 1058 pages
...wnen it ¡ь under any other directi.>n, is peopled by inch characters as were never feen, converfing in a language which was never heard, upon topics which will never arife in the commerce of mankir.d. But the dialogue of this author is often fo evidently determined by the inc'dcnt which produces...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...ever meet in any other place. The fame remark may be applied to every ftage but that of Shakfpeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction,...converting in a language which was never heard, upon topicks which will never arife in the commerce of mankind. But the dialogue of this author is often...
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The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for ...

History - 1793 - 620 pages
...thing there which he ihould ever meet in any other place. The fame remark may be applied to every ftage but that of Shakefpeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction, is peo. pled by fuch characters as were never feen, con verfing in a language which was never heard, upon...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...ever meet in any other place. The fame remark may be applied to every ftage but that of Shakfpeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction, is peopled by fuch characters as were never feen, converfing in a language which was never heard, upon topicks which will never arife in the commerce...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...which he fhould ever meet in any other place. The fame remark may , , • v be applied to every ftage but that of Shakefpeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction, I is peopled by fuch characters as were never feen, convcrfing in a language which was nover heard,...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 8

History - 1802 - 630 pages
...nothing there wh'ch he fhould ever meet in anf other place. The fame remark may be applied to every flage but that of Shakefpeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction, U peopled by fuch characters as were never feen, converting in a language which was never heard, upon...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...ever meet in any other place. The fame remark may be applied to every ftage but that of Shakfpeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction,...were never feen, converting in a language which was jiever heard, upon topicks which will never arife in the commerce of mankind. But the dialogue of this...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...ever meet in any other place. The same remark may be applied to every stage but that of Shakspeare. The theatre, when it is under any other direction, is peopled by such characters as were never seen, conversing in a language which was never heard, upon topicks which...
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The Dramatick Works of William Shakespeare: Printed Complete, with D. Samuel ...

William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...there which he ftiould ever meet in any other place. The fame remark may be applied to every ftage but that of Shakefpeare. The theatre, when it is under...converting in a language which was never heard, upon topicks which will never arife in the commerce of mankind. But the dialogue of this author is often...
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