[1] The usual language of the Honourable Edward Howard, Esq., at the rehearsal of his plays.
He who writ this, not without pain and thought,
From French and English theatres has brought
Th' exactest rules, by which a play is wrought.
The unity of action, place, and time;
The scenes unbroken; and a mingled chime,
Of Johnson's humour, with Corneille's rhyme.
Prologue to the Maiden Queen.
[3] See the two prologues to the "Maiden Queen."