William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... evidence that Collier was himself the forger ; there can be no conclusive circum- stantial evidence anywhere , if Dr. Ingleby's may not be regarded as such , Compare Ingleby , The Shakespeare Fabrications ; or , The MS . Notes of the ...
... evidence that Collier was himself the forger ; there can be no conclusive circum- stantial evidence anywhere , if Dr. Ingleby's may not be regarded as such , Compare Ingleby , The Shakespeare Fabrications ; or , The MS . Notes of the ...
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... evidence of their existence . This wide distribution of the name leads to the unpleasant result that we meet with several John and William Shakespeares who lived about the same time , and whom it is difficult in all cases to distinguish ...
... evidence of their existence . This wide distribution of the name leads to the unpleasant result that we meet with several John and William Shakespeares who lived about the same time , and whom it is difficult in all cases to distinguish ...
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... evidence , agrees with the fact that all the families of the name of Shakespeare belonged to the lower strata of the nation , to the yeomanry or agricultural class ; only two instances have been pointed out where the families belonged ...
... evidence , agrees with the fact that all the families of the name of Shakespeare belonged to the lower strata of the nation , to the yeomanry or agricultural class ; only two instances have been pointed out where the families belonged ...
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... evidence , these investigations have not led to any satisfactory results . ' Dugdale , on the one hand , derives the family from Edward the Confessor , while J. T. Burgess has recently put forward the supposed proof that a son of ...
... evidence , these investigations have not led to any satisfactory results . ' Dugdale , on the one hand , derives the family from Edward the Confessor , while J. T. Burgess has recently put forward the supposed proof that a son of ...
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... evidence of a docu- ment he is now declared to have been a glover . Rowe's statement that he was a " dealer in wool , " would not be incompatible with this , for Halliwell ' has pointed out another instance in which the traffic in ...
... evidence of a docu- ment he is now declared to have been a glover . Rowe's statement that he was a " dealer in wool , " would not be incompatible with this , for Halliwell ' has pointed out another instance in which the traffic in ...
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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...