William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... quarto volume . The works printed by Caxton - the venerable father of English printing by Wynkyn de Worde , and other printers of the day , were not then the priceless bibliographical treasures they have become in our day , and some of ...
... quarto volume . The works printed by Caxton - the venerable father of English printing by Wynkyn de Worde , and other printers of the day , were not then the priceless bibliographical treasures they have become in our day , and some of ...
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... son Temps ( Paris , 1852 ) , 32 ff . The latter incident occurs in The Merry Wives , iv . 5 , 79 , but only in the quarto edition of 1602 , not in the foliʊ . quently - there would have been no cause for Shakespeare YOUTH AND MARRIAGE .
... son Temps ( Paris , 1852 ) , 32 ff . The latter incident occurs in The Merry Wives , iv . 5 , 79 , but only in the quarto edition of 1602 , not in the foliʊ . quently - there would have been no cause for Shakespeare YOUTH AND MARRIAGE .
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... quarto of 1600 , but appears first in the folio of 1616. Even Steevens refers the words spoken by Mitis ( in the sixth scene of Act iii . ) : " That the argument of his comedy might have been of some other nature as of a duke to be in ...
... quarto of 1600 , but appears first in the folio of 1616. Even Steevens refers the words spoken by Mitis ( in the sixth scene of Act iii . ) : " That the argument of his comedy might have been of some other nature as of a duke to be in ...
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... quarto of 1598 requires eight , the quarto of 1600 ten actors ; in other instances , too , it is considered a merit when the fewest possible are required for a play . The patent granted by James I. on the 4th of January , 1612-13 , to ...
... quarto of 1598 requires eight , the quarto of 1600 ten actors ; in other instances , too , it is considered a merit when the fewest possible are required for a play . The patent granted by James I. on the 4th of January , 1612-13 , to ...
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... quarto edition of " Hamlet , " p . 37 ) were not in the smallest degree connected with the play itself , but wandered completely away from the subject . In " Mucedorus , " iii . 6 , an intermezzo of this kind has been preserved ...
... quarto edition of " Hamlet , " p . 37 ) were not in the smallest degree connected with the play itself , but wandered completely away from the subject . In " Mucedorus , " iii . 6 , an intermezzo of this kind has been preserved ...
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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...