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Show Remarhs np Reflelt &c The Thoughts or Sentiments are the "E preffions of the Manners Word are"o the Thoughts. But the view of the Ch raiters has in fome meafure prevented thi Enquiry. Leaving this Argument there fore, I fhall confider his Plzy with re fpett to th Three Unities of Time, Place, and A on And herethe Reader may pleafe totak notice, that the Defign of theie Rules, i ?'pofm A Thi k (e g {1 of the Stage, t to conceal the Fictio make the P/zyappear Natural, and to giv it an Air of Reality, and Cozver(ation. - Thelargelt ‘compafs for the firft Vait is Twenty Four Hours: But a lefler portion is more regular. =~ To be exact, th Time ‘of the Hiftory,or Fable, {hould no exceed that of the Reprefentarion: Ofi other words, the whole Bufinefs of ‘th "Play, Thould not be much longer thanth Time ‘it takes up in Playing The Second Unity is that of Place. ' T obferve it, the Steze muft not wander fro g e 1 1rep ity o bthat 1y co irkst yobf Rul I r th an t nt Co one Town, o et Str fe ik Ho {a th i nu muftcont i I i re wh y Ci fa th i orat farthel Ru thi o fo Re 'T lai was fi Co th N ff Fi th - up depend c Sp o th it {tr n be Ti pafs o muft bear a- Correfpordent Proportion P Lon |