The Dramatic Works of John Ford: With an Introduction, and Notes Critical and Explanatory, Volume 1J. & J. Harper, 1831 - English drama |
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Page xix
... spirit of this great earl in the sudden blow given to his reputation . He died a few months after his marriage , " soon and early , " as Chamberlaine says , " for his years ( forty - three ) , but late enough for himself : and happy had ...
... spirit of this great earl in the sudden blow given to his reputation . He died a few months after his marriage , " soon and early , " as Chamberlaine says , " for his years ( forty - three ) , but late enough for himself : and happy had ...
Page xx
... spirit in him to advocate an unpopular cause , and step forward in the sanguine expectation of stemming the current of general opinion : not to add that the praise which he lavishes on the Earl of Essex could scarcely fail to be ill ...
... spirit in him to advocate an unpopular cause , and step forward in the sanguine expectation of stemming the current of general opinion : not to add that the praise which he lavishes on the Earl of Essex could scarcely fail to be ill ...
Page xxiv
... spirit in the shape of Katherine , " were all the machinery which the simplicity or poverty of the old theatre allowed him ; yet even these were not regarded not without reason , for there are faint touches of a Shakspearian hand in ...
... spirit in the shape of Katherine , " were all the machinery which the simplicity or poverty of the old theatre allowed him ; yet even these were not regarded not without reason , for there are faint touches of a Shakspearian hand in ...
Page xxxiv
... , had been performed in May , 1638. It is dedicated , in the spirit of true kindness , to Mr. and Mrs. Wyrley ; and the poet , though now near the close of his dramatic labours , has not yet conquered his fear of XXXIV INTRODUCTION .
... , had been performed in May , 1638. It is dedicated , in the spirit of true kindness , to Mr. and Mrs. Wyrley ; and the poet , though now near the close of his dramatic labours , has not yet conquered his fear of XXXIV INTRODUCTION .
Page xl
... spirit with the precious taste Of sweet philosophy , and , which is most , Crown'd with the rich traditions of a soul That hates to have her dignity profaned With any relish of an earthly thought ! " --but Ben Jonson ( for to him we ...
... spirit with the precious taste Of sweet philosophy , and , which is most , Crown'd with the rich traditions of a soul That hates to have her dignity profaned With any relish of an earthly thought ! " --but Ben Jonson ( for to him we ...
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