William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... printing or the preservation of his works , which may , indeed , be said to have been handed down to us almost against his will ; his dramas were , in fact , not written with a view to being printed , but for representation , and his ...
... printing or the preservation of his works , which may , indeed , be said to have been handed down to us almost against his will ; his dramas were , in fact , not written with a view to being printed , but for representation , and his ...
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... printed by Caxton - the venerable father of English printing by Wynkyn de Worde , and other printers of the day , were not then the priceless bibliographical treasures they have become in our day , and some of them , no doubt , found ...
... printed by Caxton - the venerable father of English printing by Wynkyn de Worde , and other printers of the day , were not then the priceless bibliographical treasures they have become in our day , and some of them , no doubt , found ...
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... printed ; with a Biographical Sketch of other Eminent Characters , Natives of , or who have resided in Stratford . To which is added a Particular Account of the Jubilee celebrated at Stratford in Honour of our Immortal Bard . By R. B. ...
... printed ; with a Biographical Sketch of other Eminent Characters , Natives of , or who have resided in Stratford . To which is added a Particular Account of the Jubilee celebrated at Stratford in Honour of our Immortal Bard . By R. B. ...
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... printed in 1592 ) , by Robert Wilmot , in conjunction with four friends , each one undertaking to write an act , which strongly reminds one of Scribe's style of work ; further , we have Thomas Preston's " Lamentable Tragedy mixed full ...
... printed in 1592 ) , by Robert Wilmot , in conjunction with four friends , each one undertaking to write an act , which strongly reminds one of Scribe's style of work ; further , we have Thomas Preston's " Lamentable Tragedy mixed full ...
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... printed in 1594 ) , which may have first aroused Shakespeare's enthusiasm for that prince , or in the older play of " King John . " What importance was attached to these Histories from the very first , is evident from a well - known ...
... printed in 1594 ) , which may have first aroused Shakespeare's enthusiasm for that prince , or in the older play of " King John . " What importance was attached to these Histories from the very first , is evident from a well - known ...
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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...