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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... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: Philological tracts. Political essays ... - Page 97
by Samuel Johnson - 1792
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the days of Antony and...may take it in half an hour for the promontory of ASiium. Delufion, if delufion be admitted, has no certain limitation ; if the fpeclator can be once...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...really -imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to rhe theatre has been a voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the days of Antony and...imagines this may imagine more. He that can take the frage at one time for the palace of the Ptolemies, may take it in half an hour for the promontory of...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Eight Volumes: With the ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson - English drama - 1765 - 678 pages
...h<r lives in the days .«F Antony and Clepfntra. Slitely h* that imagines this may imagine more. Hfc that can take the ftage at one. time for the palace,...the Ptolemies, may take it in half an hour for the prodttium. Delufion, if dclufion be admitcertain limitation ; if the fpectator can be once perfuatled,...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...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 imagine more. He that can take the ftage at p ne time for the palace of the Ptolemies, nu y take it in half an hour for the promontory o£ Aniurn....
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...really imagines himfclf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the days of Antony and...may take it in half an hour for the promontory of Aftium. Delufion, if delufion be admitted, has no certain limitation j if the fpeftator can be once...
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The plays of Shakespeare, from the text of S. Johnson, with the ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1771 - 490 pages
...really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the days of Antony and...may take it in half an hour for the promontory of Actimn, Delufion, if delufion be admitted, hs no certain limitation ; if the ipcr.b.toi can be cnce...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and be^ Jieves that his walk to the theatre has been a voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the days of Antony and...may take it in half an hour for the promontory of Actium. Delufion, if delufion be admitted, has no certain limitation ; if the fpectator can be once...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his Walk to the Theatre has been a Voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the Days of Antony and...imagines this, may imagine more. He that can take the Stage at tthe Timefct- the Palace of tfce Phlemies, (nay takeU in half an Hour for the Promontory of...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 392 pages
...himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his Walk to the Theatre has been a Voyage to Egypt, and that be lives in the Days of Antony and Cleopatra. Surely...imagines this, may imagine more. He that can take the Stage at One Time for the Palace of the Ptolemies, may take i£ in half an Hour for the Promontory...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces. ...

1774 - 372 pages
...really imagines himfelf at Alexandria, and believes that his Walk to the Theatre has been a Voyage to Egypt, and that he lives in the Days of Antony and Cleopatra. Surely he that imagines this, niay imagine more. He that can take the Stage at tone Time for the Palace of the Ptolemies, may take...
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