Midsummer-night's dream. Romeo and JulietHarper & brothers, 1884 |
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... appears in Halliwell's folio ed . of Shakespeare . † Stowe , in his Chronicle ( quoted by Halliwell ) , says of the same year : " This year , in the month of May , fell many great showers of rain , but in the months of June and July ...
... appears in Halliwell's folio ed . of Shakespeare . † Stowe , in his Chronicle ( quoted by Halliwell ) , says of the same year : " This year , in the month of May , fell many great showers of rain , but in the months of June and July ...
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... appears on the Register of the Station- ers ' Company : " 8 Oct. 1600 Tho . Fysher ] A booke called a Mydsomer nights Dreame . " Fisher then brought it out in quarto form , with the follow- ing title - page : " A | Midsommer nights ...
... appears on the Register of the Station- ers ' Company : " 8 Oct. 1600 Tho . Fysher ] A booke called a Mydsomer nights Dreame . " Fisher then brought it out in quarto form , with the follow- ing title - page : " A | Midsommer nights ...
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... appear at midday , when apparitions stalk along Cheapside , then may the Midsummer - Night's Dream be rep- resented without injury at Covent Garden or at Drury Lane . The boards of a theatre and the regions of fancy are not the same ...
... appear at midday , when apparitions stalk along Cheapside , then may the Midsummer - Night's Dream be rep- resented without injury at Covent Garden or at Drury Lane . The boards of a theatre and the regions of fancy are not the same ...
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... appear- ance of the play . The popularity of the comedy doubtless led to the working - up of the old stories concerning Robin Goodfellow in a variety of ways . Collier mentions that in Henslowe's Diary are inserted two entries of money ...
... appear- ance of the play . The popularity of the comedy doubtless led to the working - up of the old stories concerning Robin Goodfellow in a variety of ways . Collier mentions that in Henslowe's Diary are inserted two entries of money ...
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... appear ; And this weak and idle theme , No more yielding but a dream , Gentles , do not reprehend . " Shakespeare was then but a young poet , rising into notice ; and it was a bold and hazardous undertaking to bring to- gether classical ...
... appear ; And this weak and idle theme , No more yielding but a dream , Gentles , do not reprehend . " Shakespeare was then but a young poet , rising into notice ; and it was a bold and hazardous undertaking to bring to- gether classical ...
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Popular passages
Page 54 - Of healths five fathom deep ; and then anon Drums in his ear, at which he starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again.
Page 53 - Prick'd from the lazy finger of a maid; Her chariot is an empty hazel-nut, Made by the joiner squirrel, or old grub, Time out of mind the fairies' coach-makers And in this state she gallops night by night Through lovers...
Page 48 - Making it momentary as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth. And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion.
Page 63 - CHORUS. Philomel, with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby; Lulla, lulla, lullaby ; lulla, lulla, lullaby ; Never harm, nor spell nor charm, Come our lovely lady nigh; So, good night, with lullaby.
Page 65 - Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face, Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek For that which thou hast heard me speak to-night. Fain would I dwell on form, fain, fain deny What I have spoke: but farewell compliment! Dost thou love me? I know thou wilt say 'Ay...
Page 54 - True, I talk of dreams, Which are the children of an idle brain, Begot of nothing but vain fantasy, Which is as thin of substance as the air And more inconstant than the wind...
Page 59 - Since once I sat upon a promontory, And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back, Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath, That the rude sea grew civil at her song, And certain stars shot madly from their spheres, To hear the sea-maid's music.
Page 53 - Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love : O'er courtiers' knees, that dream on court'sies straight: O'er lawyers' fingers, who straight dream on fees: O'er ladies...
Page 100 - It was the lark, the herald of the morn, No nightingale ; look, love, what envious streaks Do lace the severing clouds in yonder east. Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops; I must be gone and live, or stay and die.
Page 186 - He was perfumed like a milliner; And 'twixt his finger and his thumb he held A pouncet-box, which ever and anon He gave his nose, and took 't away again; Who therewith angry, when it next came there, Took it in snuff...