William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... acted very kindly towards the children ; at all events , in her will , drawn up in 1579 , she leaves no remembrance to any one of them . Whatever the lover may have lacked in rank was compensated for by the state of his worldly ...
... acted very kindly towards the children ; at all events , in her will , drawn up in 1579 , she leaves no remembrance to any one of them . Whatever the lover may have lacked in rank was compensated for by the state of his worldly ...
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... in my memory as if I had seen it newly acted . " 1 1 The Cradle of Security seems to have been a very favourite piece ; it is This exceedingly moral , and exceedingly unpoetical meta- morphosis of HOME AND CHILDHOOD . 61.
... in my memory as if I had seen it newly acted . " 1 1 The Cradle of Security seems to have been a very favourite piece ; it is This exceedingly moral , and exceedingly unpoetical meta- morphosis of HOME AND CHILDHOOD . 61.
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... acted in Stratford , the question as to what were the plays which first introduced Shakespeare to the realm of dramatic poetry . If , under Drake's guidance , we survey the productions of the dramatic Muse that have come down to us from ...
... acted in Stratford , the question as to what were the plays which first introduced Shakespeare to the realm of dramatic poetry . If , under Drake's guidance , we survey the productions of the dramatic Muse that have come down to us from ...
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... acted at the Universities in imitation of Plautus and Terence , such as the old play of " Timon , " which Shakespeare sub- sequently made use of as the foundation of his own drama , or Gascoigne's " Jocasta " ( 1566 ) , and the same ...
... acted at the Universities in imitation of Plautus and Terence , such as the old play of " Timon , " which Shakespeare sub- sequently made use of as the foundation of his own drama , or Gascoigne's " Jocasta " ( 1566 ) , and the same ...
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... acted as a witness ? Another point , has , however , recently been brought forward , which must not be passed over in connection with our other proofs , although no great value can be attached to it . According to Richard Simpson ...
... acted as a witness ? Another point , has , however , recently been brought forward , which must not be passed over in connection with our other proofs , although no great value can be attached to it . According to Richard Simpson ...
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Page 152 - English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, .tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Page 448 - Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: How would you be, If he, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? O, think on that; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
Page 230 - Piece out our imperfections with your thoughts; Into a thousand parts divide one man, And make imaginary puissance; Think, when we talk of horses, that you see them Printing their proud hoofs i...
Page 144 - Yes, trust them not: for there is an upstart crow beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart, wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country.
Page 559 - This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut...
Page 539 - Peace, plenty, love, truth, terror, That were the servants to this chosen infant, Shall then be his, and like a vine grow to him ; Wherever the bright sun of heaven shall shine, His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations...