William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... Translator of The Correspondence between Schiller and Goethe , " Ulrici's " Shakspeare's Dramatic Art , " Elze's " Essays on Shakespeare , ” etc. LONDON : GEORGE BELL AND SONS , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . 1888 . [ Authorized Translation ...
... Translator of The Correspondence between Schiller and Goethe , " Ulrici's " Shakspeare's Dramatic Art , " Elze's " Essays on Shakespeare , ” etc. LONDON : GEORGE BELL AND SONS , YORK STREET , COVENT GARDEN . 1888 . [ Authorized Translation ...
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... translation is herewith offered to the English public , was published in Germany as early as 1876 , and has there passed through several editions . The edition from which the present translation has been made has been specially revised ...
... translation is herewith offered to the English public , was published in Germany as early as 1876 , and has there passed through several editions . The edition from which the present translation has been made has been specially revised ...
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... translation of the " Gesta Romanorum " ( 1577 ) , and Painter's " Palace of Pleasure " ( 1566-67 , containing " Romeo and Julietta , " and " Giletta of Narbonne " ) ; on the other hand the poet cannot , of course , have become ...
... translation of the " Gesta Romanorum " ( 1577 ) , and Painter's " Palace of Pleasure " ( 1566-67 , containing " Romeo and Julietta , " and " Giletta of Narbonne " ) ; on the other hand the poet cannot , of course , have become ...
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... translated by Studley , Nevile , Nuce , Jasper Hey wood , and Thomas Newton , were published in 1581 , and hence possessed the additional attraction of novelty . Separate plays had indeed appeared previously . Warton , Hist . Eng ...
... translated by Studley , Nevile , Nuce , Jasper Hey wood , and Thomas Newton , were published in 1581 , and hence possessed the additional attraction of novelty . Separate plays had indeed appeared previously . Warton , Hist . Eng ...
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... translation by Norton ( 1576 and 1578 ) ; Scipio Lentulo's Italian Grammar , translated by Henry Grantham ( 1578 , and a new edition in 1587 ) ; " Campo di Fior , or else the Flourie field of foure Languages , for the Furtherance of the ...
... translation by Norton ( 1576 and 1578 ) ; Scipio Lentulo's Italian Grammar , translated by Henry Grantham ( 1578 , and a new edition in 1587 ) ; " Campo di Fior , or else the Flourie field of foure Languages , for the Furtherance of the ...
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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...