Plautus's comedies ... made English, with critical remarks upon each play.

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Title: Plautus's comedies ... made English, with critical remarks upon each play.
Author: Plautus, Titus Maccius.
Publication: London :: Printed for Abel Swalle and T. Child ...,; 1694.
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Scene the Tenth.

Pag. 176. l. 10, &c. The poor Creatures are mightily afraid o' some Body, and talk o' being tost all Night long, and thrown ashore this Morning.] By these Words of Sce∣pernio's, Labrax finds out his Girls, whom he suppos'd to have been drown'd, which most naturally clears the Stage and finishes the Act. The Poet's Conduct in bring∣ing about this material Discovery, is excellent: Ampe∣lisca is sent out in the fourth Scene for Water to De∣mones's House, and upon that depends the greatest part of the Act. The Time Sceparnio is gone in to draw Water, she is frighted off the Stage, which occasions him to follow her to the Temple; and in his Return, he drops these Words accidentally, so that nothing cou'd have been brought about more naturally.