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 xx
... spirit of justice , or , as some call it , revenge , is said , on this occasion , to have been stimulated by a ballad written by Shakspeare , of which the following stanza was communicated to Steevens by Mr. Oldys , Norroy King at Arms ...
... spirit of justice , or , as some call it , revenge , is said , on this occasion , to have been stimulated by a ballad written by Shakspeare , of which the following stanza was communicated to Steevens by Mr. Oldys , Norroy King at Arms ...
Page xxv
... spirit of liberality and well - directed munificence , which entitles his lordship to the highest rank among the patrons of genius . It shows also that Shakspeare's merits were appreciated by some eminent characters , even in his life ...
... spirit of liberality and well - directed munificence , which entitles his lordship to the highest rank among the patrons of genius . It shows also that Shakspeare's merits were appreciated by some eminent characters , even in his life ...
Page xxxvii
... the most accurate manner , with only a few apparent violations of costume , the spirit of the ancient Romans , of the French in their wars with the English , of the English themselves during a great d 2 WRITINGS OF SHAKSPEARE . xxxvii.
... the most accurate manner , with only a few apparent violations of costume , the spirit of the ancient Romans , of the French in their wars with the English , of the English themselves during a great d 2 WRITINGS OF SHAKSPEARE . xxxvii.
Page xxxviii
... spirits ; calls up the midnight ghost ; ex- hibits before us his witches amidst their unhallowed mys- teries ; peoples the air with sportive fairies and sylphs : - and these beings existing only in imagination , possess such truth and ...
... spirits ; calls up the midnight ghost ; ex- hibits before us his witches amidst their unhallowed mys- teries ; peoples the air with sportive fairies and sylphs : - and these beings existing only in imagination , possess such truth and ...
Page xl
... spirits and nature have laid all their treasures at his feet . In strength a demi - god , in profundity of view a prophet , in all - seeing wisdom a protecting spirit of a higher order , he lowers himself to mortals , as if uncon ...
... spirits and nature have laid all their treasures at his feet . In strength a demi - god , in profundity of view a prophet , in all - seeing wisdom a protecting spirit of a higher order , he lowers himself to mortals , as if uncon ...
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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