William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... appeared shortly before , is supposed to have fallen a prey to the flames on this occasion , and this edition can thus boast of being almost more scarce even than the first . There are a few other circumstances of a more personal ...
... appeared shortly before , is supposed to have fallen a prey to the flames on this occasion , and this edition can thus boast of being almost more scarce even than the first . There are a few other circumstances of a more personal ...
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... appeared between 1564 and 1590 ) or in " The Famous Victories of Henry V. " ( first printed in 1594 ) , which may have first aroused Shakespeare's enthusiasm for that prince , or in the older play of " King John . " What importance was ...
... appeared between 1564 and 1590 ) or in " The Famous Victories of Henry V. " ( first printed in 1594 ) , which may have first aroused Shakespeare's enthusiasm for that prince , or in the older play of " King John . " What importance was ...
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... appeared as a poet . However great may be the facility we grant to genius of acquiring knowledge of a positive kind accidentally , as opposed to systematic study , still English law , in particular , unquestionably demands a greater ...
... appeared as a poet . However great may be the facility we grant to genius of acquiring knowledge of a positive kind accidentally , as opposed to systematic study , still English law , in particular , unquestionably demands a greater ...
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... 1581 , and hence possessed the additional attraction of novelty . Separate plays had indeed appeared previously . Warton , Hist . Eng . Poetry , iii . p . 309 . reason to doubt the simple truth of the statement . 96 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE .
... 1581 , and hence possessed the additional attraction of novelty . Separate plays had indeed appeared previously . Warton , Hist . Eng . Poetry , iii . p . 309 . reason to doubt the simple truth of the statement . 96 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE .
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... appeared in print in 1602. It is , how- ever , a well - known fact that plays were often , nay regularly , put upon the stage long before there was any intention of having them published . Hence there is nothing to prevent our assuming ...
... appeared in print in 1602. It is , how- ever , a well - known fact that plays were often , nay regularly , put upon the stage long before there was any intention of having them published . Hence there is nothing to prevent our assuming ...
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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...