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Rh of our Tragedies more beautiful than the ancient Buildings. Your Lordship, I hope, will never act a Part, where that Language is required; and I have omitted to speak of the Tragic Style, because 'tis raised above the ordinary Sentiments and Expression of Mankind. The Persons of the Drama speak, as they are dressed, in Buskins. The Mind is in too much Commotion, and agitated by those Passions, that can be only raised upon such a Crisis, as worketh up all the Actions of Life to the last and most important Event. Yet, my Lord, our Tragedies may be read with great Advantage to Style and Language, if we can bring them down to our Rh