 | Several Hands - 1765 - 624 halaman
...Alexandria, and the next at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens the fpcclato: really imagines Jiimfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Е'дурс, and that lie lives in the days of Antony and Cleopatra, aurejy he that imagines this may... | |
 | William Richardson, Edward Taylor - 1774 - 506 halaman
...Alexandria and the next at Rome, " fuppofes, that when the play " opens the fpedator imagines him" felf at Alexandria, and believes " that his walk to the...voyage to Egypt, and that " he lives in the days of Anthony " and Cleopatra. " But the objection is not only to the impoffibility» but to the impropriety... | |
 | William Richardson - 1774 - 262 halaman
...Alexandria and the next at Rome, " fuppofes, that when the play " opens the fpectator imagines him" felf at Alexandria, and believes ". that his walk to the...voyage to Egypt, and that " he lives in the days of Anthony " and Cleopatra. " But the objection is not only to the impoffibility, but to the impropriety... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 halaman
...Alexandria^ and the next at Rim:) fuppofes, that when the Play opens, the Spectator really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his Walk to the Theatre has been a Voyage to E'j.ypt, and that he lives in the Days of Anttny and Clcjpatra. Surely he that imagines this, may imagine... | |
 | 1793 - 620 halaman
...Alexandria, and the next at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens, the fpectator really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre...voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the days of Anthony and Cleopatra. Surely he that imagines this, may imagine more. He that can take the ftage at... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 halaman
...the unities of time and place. Dr. Johnson's masterly refutation of this argument is as follows : " The objection arising from the impossibility of passing...supposes, that when the play opens the spectator really I am almost fearful of illustrating any thing by similitude, lest he should confute it for an argument... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 halaman
...masterly refutation of this argument is as follows : " The objection arising from the impossibility tif passing the first hour at Alexandria, and the next...supposes, that when the play opens the spectator really I am almost fearful of illustrating any thing by similitude, lest he should confute it for an argument... | |
 | 1802 - 630 halaman
...at Rome, fuppofes, that when the play opens, the ipeftator really imagines himfelf at Aïcxandr'm, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Egjf, and that he lives in the days of Anthony and Cieofalra. Surely he that imagines this, may imagine... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 halaman
...false. It is false, that any representation is mistaken for reality ; that any dramatick fable in its materiality •was ever credible, or, for a single...next at Rome, supposes, that when the play opens the spec-, tator really imagines himself at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 halaman
...false. It is false, that any representation is mistaken for reality ; that any dramatick fable in its materiality was ever credible, or, for a single moment,...the first hour at Alexandria, and the next at Rome, supposes,that when the playopenc, the spectator really imagines himself at Alexandria, and believes... | |
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The objection arising from the impossibility of passing the first hour at Alexandria, and the next at Rome, supposes that when the play opens, the spectator really imagines himself at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage... 
