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Dryden not unfrequently appeals to his audiences for con- sideration on the ground that he is overworked . ... makes pitiful and not obscure references , with the view of averting the disapproba- tion of the audience .
Dryden not unfrequently appeals to his audiences for con- sideration on the ground that he is overworked . ... makes pitiful and not obscure references , with the view of averting the disapproba- tion of the audience .
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We now approach what is necessarily the largest element in the farrago comprising the average prologue or epilogue of the Elizabethan and Restoration periods : that is , the re- flections on the audiences , on their tastes , and on ...
We now approach what is necessarily the largest element in the farrago comprising the average prologue or epilogue of the Elizabethan and Restoration periods : that is , the re- flections on the audiences , on their tastes , and on ...
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The only sort of distinction between audiences which could be drawn in Dryden's time was that between the " town " and ... as likely to form an audience of a special and distinctive character , —an audience to appreciate a drama dealing ...
The only sort of distinction between audiences which could be drawn in Dryden's time was that between the " town " and ... as likely to form an audience of a special and distinctive character , —an audience to appreciate a drama dealing ...
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CALLANDER CRAGS By Rosa Mackenzie Kettle | 53 |
GREAT COMPANIES AND TRADING | 71 |
FARMER AND PARSON | 128 |
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