...Christendom into the land of — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, when pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether a speculative scene of thing« which has no reference whatever to the world that is. No good person can be justly offended...

...much of " artificial comedy" there that one is tempted to apply this sentence of friend Elia's : — " It is altogether a speculative scene of things, which has no reference whatever to the world that ie." Among its personages one is tempted to say, once more, with him: — "When Ну William Uowitt....

...conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what phall names which announce fiction ; and we have absolutely...their speech and actions, we are at home, and upon eufiers on the stage. Judged morally, every character in these plays — the few exceptions only are...

...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia...reference whatever to the world that is. No good person I can be justly offended as a spectator, because no I good person suffers on the stage. Judged morally,...

...the land — what shall 1 call it? — of cuckoldry— the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure i; s duty and the manners perfect freedom. It is altogether...world that is. No good person can be justly offended ns a spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage. Judged morally, every character in these...

...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia...pleasure is duty, and the manners perfect freedom. It ia altogether a speculative scene of things, which has no reference whatever to the world that is....

...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got .out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty, and the mariners perfect freedom. It is altogether a speculative scene of things, which has no reference whatever...

...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? — of cuckoldry — the Utopia...spectator, because no good person suffers on the stage. J udged morally, every character in these plays — the few exceptions only are mistakes — is alike...

...cuckoldry — 1 Spectator, No. 341. the Utopia of gallantry, where pleasure is duty and the mannero perfect freedom. It is altogether a speculative scene...which has no reference whatever to the world that is." This is a very happy description of the manner in which tbe plays of Etherege, Shadwell, Wycherley,...

...or conscientious restraints. They know of none. They have got out of Christendom into the land — what shall I call it ? of cuckoldry — the Utopia...offended as a spectator, because no good person suffers 6n the stage. Judged morally every character in these plays — the few exceptions only are mistakes...