William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... less productive source has been ob- tained by a careful examination of the literature of the period , whereby great light has been thrown upon Shakespeare's position as regards his contemporaries , as well as upon the date of his plays ...
... less productive source has been ob- tained by a careful examination of the literature of the period , whereby great light has been thrown upon Shakespeare's position as regards his contemporaries , as well as upon the date of his plays ...
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... less with regard to his grandson , the poet . This question will be fully discussed in a subsequent chapter . Robert Arden in his will disposes of his property in such a manner that his youngest daughter Mary - it is a significant fact ...
... less with regard to his grandson , the poet . This question will be fully discussed in a subsequent chapter . Robert Arden in his will disposes of his property in such a manner that his youngest daughter Mary - it is a significant fact ...
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... less slaughtering one . The lines referred to occur in " Henry VI . , " Part II . , iii . 1 : — And as the butcher takes away the calf And binds the wretch and beats it when it strays , For Halliwell , Was Nicholas ap Roberts that ...
... less slaughtering one . The lines referred to occur in " Henry VI . , " Part II . , iii . 1 : — And as the butcher takes away the calf And binds the wretch and beats it when it strays , For Halliwell , Was Nicholas ap Roberts that ...
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... less Greek . " The indefatigable industry of anti- quarians has even pointed out what school - books the boy Shakespeare learned out of ; the Latin Grammar he used John Page is mentioned , as a third , in connection with John Shake ...
... less Greek . " The indefatigable industry of anti- quarians has even pointed out what school - books the boy Shakespeare learned out of ; the Latin Grammar he used John Page is mentioned , as a third , in connection with John Shake ...
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... less thought of . The extent and method of instruction was no doubt meagre enough , according to our ideas ; still , as compared with the education his father had received , the young poet's schooling was un- doubtedly of a superior ...
... less thought of . The extent and method of instruction was no doubt meagre enough , according to our ideas ; still , as compared with the education his father had received , the young poet's schooling was un- doubtedly of a superior ...
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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...