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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Page xxiv
... speaking of these plays , says , " the three last are not only unquestion- ably Shakspeare's , but , in my opinion , they deserve to be classed among his best and maturest works . " Steevens admits , at least in some degree , that they ...
... speaking of these plays , says , " the three last are not only unquestion- ably Shakspeare's , but , in my opinion , they deserve to be classed among his best and maturest works . " Steevens admits , at least in some degree , that they ...
Page xxxvii
... speak and act with equal truth : not only does he transport himself to distant ages and foreign nations , and portray in the most accurate manner , with only a few apparent violations of costume , the spirit of the ancient Romans , of ...
... speak and act with equal truth : not only does he transport himself to distant ages and foreign nations , and portray in the most accurate manner , with only a few apparent violations of costume , the spirit of the ancient Romans , of ...
Page xxxix
... speaking , very few , where his poetry exceeds the bounds of true dialogue , where a too soaring imagination , a too luxuriant wit , rendered the complete dramatic forgetful- ness of himself impossible . Hence an idea has been formed of ...
... speaking , very few , where his poetry exceeds the bounds of true dialogue , where a too soaring imagination , a too luxuriant wit , rendered the complete dramatic forgetful- ness of himself impossible . Hence an idea has been formed of ...
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... speak , and at this time , His tongue obey'd his hand § : who were below him He us'd as creatures of another place : And bow'd his eminent top to their low ranks , * Helena considers her heart as the tablet on which his re- semblance ...
... speak , and at this time , His tongue obey'd his hand § : who were below him He us'd as creatures of another place : And bow'd his eminent top to their low ranks , * Helena considers her heart as the tablet on which his re- semblance ...
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... speak again , And feast upon her eyes ? What is't I dream on ? O cunning enemy , that , to catch a saint , With saints dost bait thy hook ! Most dangerous Is that temptation , that doth goad us on To sin in loving virtue : never could ...
... speak again , And feast upon her eyes ? What is't I dream on ? O cunning enemy , that , to catch a saint , With saints dost bait thy hook ! Most dangerous Is that temptation , that doth goad us on To sin in loving virtue : never could ...
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Ajax arms art thou bear beauty Ben Jonson blood bosom breath brow Brutus Cæsar cheek CORIOLANUS crown Cymbeline dead dear death deed doth dream ears earth eyes fair FALSTAFF father fear fire fool foul Francis Collins friends gentle give gods grief hand hath head hear heart heaven honour Iago Jonson king kiss Lady lips live Locrine London Prodigal look lord lov'd love's lover Macb Macd maid Malone melancholy Midsummer Night's Dream moon nature ne'er never night noble o'er passion pity play poet poor prince queen racters Robert Arden Shakspeare Shakspeare's shame sing sleep smile sorrow soul speak spirit Stratford Susanna Hall swear sweet tears tell thee thine thing thou art thou hast thought tongue true vex'd virtue weep wife William D'Avenant wind woman words youth