John Dennis Quotes (1658-1734)

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“A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.”

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“See how the rascals use me! They will not let my play run; and yet they steal my thunder.”

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John Dennis on Comedy

“A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket.”

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John Dennis on Thunder

“See how the rascals use me! They will not let my play run; and yet they steal my thunder.”

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John Dennis on Acting

“See, how these rascals use me! They will not let my play run; and yet they steal my thunder.”

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John Dennis on Alexander Pope 2 quotes

“The little gentleman ... with a most comical and unparalleled assurance, has undertaken to translate Homer from Greek, of which he does not know one word, into English, which he understands almost as little.”

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