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John Bull
Contributor(s): Colman, George (Author)

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 ISBN: 1548304182     ISBN-13: 9781548304188
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
OUR PRICE: $8.36  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction
Physical Information: 0.19" H x 6" W x 9" L (0.29 lbs) 90 pages
 
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To know the temper of the times with accuracy, is one of the first talents requisite to a dramatic author. The works of other authors may be reconsidered a week, a month, or a year after a first perusal, and regain their credit by an increase of judgment bestowed upon their reader; but the dramatist, once brought before the public, must please at first sight, or never be seen more. There is no reconsideration in his case-no judgment to expect beyond the decree of the moment: and he must direct his force against the weakness, as well as the strength, of his jury. He must address their habits, passions, and prejudices, as the only means to gain this sudden conquest of their minds and hearts. Such was the author's success on the representation of "John Bull.
 
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