William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... early as 1876 , and has there passed through several editions . The edition from which the present translation has been made has been specially revised and improved by the author for the English version . Dr. Elze's work has won the ...
... early as 1876 , and has there passed through several editions . The edition from which the present translation has been made has been specially revised and improved by the author for the English version . Dr. Elze's work has won the ...
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... early riser , whereas in truth he was a late sleeper , and rarely rose until noon - it being his habit to go his copy of the second folio . Even before they had been examined palæo- graphically , these documents had been considered ...
... early riser , whereas in truth he was a late sleeper , and rarely rose until noon - it being his habit to go his copy of the second folio . Even before they had been examined palæo- graphically , these documents had been considered ...
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... early as the fourteenth century there were Shakespeares in Warwickshire , and not long afterwards we find the family extending over the whole county and the neighbouring districts : in Warwick itself , in Stratford , Snitterfield ...
... early as the fourteenth century there were Shakespeares in Warwickshire , and not long afterwards we find the family extending over the whole county and the neighbouring districts : in Warwick itself , in Stratford , Snitterfield ...
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... early as 1556 he possessed two properties in Stratford , one in Henley Street , the other in 2 1 Compare Harrison's Description of England , ed . Furnivall , p . xxi , seq . , and p . 240 seq . 2 Halliwell , Life of Shakespeare , 12 ff ...
... early as 1556 he possessed two properties in Stratford , one in Henley Street , the other in 2 1 Compare Harrison's Description of England , ed . Furnivall , p . xxi , seq . , and p . 240 seq . 2 Halliwell , Life of Shakespeare , 12 ff ...
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... early as 1552. Our first documentary acquaintance with him there is connected with such an exceedingly unpoetical pro- ceeding , that we doubt whether anything of the kind could be said of the father of any other poet . On the 29th of ...
... early as 1552. Our first documentary acquaintance with him there is connected with such an exceedingly unpoetical pro- ceeding , that we doubt whether anything of the kind could be said of the father of any other poet . On the 29th of ...
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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...