The Beauties of Shakspeare: Regularly Selected from Each Play ; with a General Index, Digesting Them Under Proper HeadsC. Whittingham, 1818 - 378 pages |
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... for Shakspeare was ever , of all modern authors , my chief favour- ite . During my relaxations from my more severe and necessary studies at college , I never omitted to read and indulge myself in the rap- turous VI PREFACE .
... for Shakspeare was ever , of all modern authors , my chief favour- ite . During my relaxations from my more severe and necessary studies at college , I never omitted to read and indulge myself in the rap- turous VI PREFACE .
Page vii
... never failed to lament , that his BEAUTIES should be so obscured , and that he himself should be made a kind of stage , for bungling critics to show their clumsy activity upon . It was my first intention to have considered each play ...
... never failed to lament , that his BEAUTIES should be so obscured , and that he himself should be made a kind of stage , for bungling critics to show their clumsy activity upon . It was my first intention to have considered each play ...
Page viii
... never be the true sublime . That , on the contrary , is grand and lofty , which , the more we consider , the greater ideas we con- ceive of it ; whose force we cannot possibly withstand ; which immediately sinks deep , and makes such ...
... never be the true sublime . That , on the contrary , is grand and lofty , which , the more we consider , the greater ideas we con- ceive of it ; whose force we cannot possibly withstand ; which immediately sinks deep , and makes such ...
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... never a harsh , or an envious rival of Shakspeare , and that the popular opinion on this sub- ject is founded in error . The following story respecting these two great dramatists is related by Rowe , and has been generally credited by ...
... never a harsh , or an envious rival of Shakspeare , and that the popular opinion on this sub- ject is founded in error . The following story respecting these two great dramatists is related by Rowe , and has been generally credited by ...
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... never was a good actor , but an excellent instructor . He began early to make essayes at dramatique poetry , which at that time was very lowe , and his playes tooke well . He was a handsome well shap't man , very good company , and of a ...
... never was a good actor , but an excellent instructor . He began early to make essayes at dramatique poetry , which at that time was very lowe , and his playes tooke well . He was a handsome well shap't man , very good company , and of a ...
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