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HE Englih as well as the Spaniards were poes'd of Theatres, at a Time when the French had no more than moving, itinerant Stages. Shakepear, who was conider'd as the Corneille of the firt mention'd Nation, was pretty near Cotemporary with Lopez de Vega, and he created, as it were, the Englih Theatre. Shakepear boated a trong, fruitful Genius: He was natural and ublime, but had not o much as a ingle Spark of good Tate, or knew one Rule of the Drama. I will