Once a Week, Volume 2;Volume 15Eneas Sweetland Dallas Bradbury and Evans, 1866 |
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... allowed , and even required , in the fable , in order to produce strange and laughable situations ; and an old - established convention has determined that farce shall not constitute the staple of an Eng- lish dramatic entertainment ...
... allowed , and even required , in the fable , in order to produce strange and laughable situations ; and an old - established convention has determined that farce shall not constitute the staple of an Eng- lish dramatic entertainment ...
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