 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 strani
...deliberately perfifted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is eflential to the fable, but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arife evidently from falfe affumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, leflen its... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 strani
...deliberately perfifted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. W\.s nothing is eflen\ tial to the fable, but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arife evidently from ialie affumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, leflen its... | |
 | 1802 - 630 strani
...place ari le evidently from lalle affumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, leileii its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not obferved: nor, if inch auother poet could arife, lliould I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 strani
...he at last deliberately persisted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is essential to the fable, but unity of action, and as...place arise evidently from false assumptions, and, by circumd 2 scribing the extent of the drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 strani
...place arife evidently from falle aflumptions, and, by circumfcribing the extent of the drama, leflen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not obferved : nor, if fuch another poet could arile, fhould I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 strani
...he at last deliberately persisted in a practice which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is essential to the fable but unity of action, and as...place arise evidently from false assumptions, and by circumscrihing the extent of the drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 strani
...place arife evidently from falfe affumptions, and, by cirumfcribing the extent of the drama, lefien its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented, that they were not known by him, or not obferved : nor, if fuch another poet could arife, fhould I very vehemently reproach him, that his firft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 strani
...he at last deliberately persisted in a practice, whkh he might have begun by chance. As nothing is essential to the fable but unity of action, and as...arise, should I very vehemently reproach him, that hre first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. .Such violations of rules merely positive become... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 strani
...he at last deliberately persisted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is essential to the fable, but unity of action, and" as the 'unities of tim« and place arise evidently from false assumptions, and, by circumscribing the extent of the drama,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 strani
...he at last deliberately persisted in a practice, which he might have begun by chance. As nothing is essential to the fable but unity of action, and as...that his first act passed at Venice, and his next in Cyprus. Such violations of rules merely positive become the comprehensive genius of Shakspeare,... | |
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As nothing is essential to the fable but unity of action, and as the unities of time and place arise evidently from false assumptions, and, by circumscribing the extent of the drama, lessen its variety, I cannot think it much to be lamented that they... 
