Shakspere: His Times and ContemporariesG. Kershaw and son, 1852 - 224 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 38
Page 7
... labour of some months . I have endeavoured to make my little book as correct as possible ; and if I have ever erred in dates , the fault is in the books to which I have had ac- cess ; and any error of this description which may be ...
... labour of some months . I have endeavoured to make my little book as correct as possible ; and if I have ever erred in dates , the fault is in the books to which I have had ac- cess ; and any error of this description which may be ...
Page 13
... Labours Lost ; " to " 6 flowers o'the Spring , " woven into a sweet garland of words , by the lovely Perdita , in the fourth act of the " Winter's Tale ; " and to Oberon's well - known description of a fairy bank , " whereon the wild ...
... Labours Lost ; " to " 6 flowers o'the Spring , " woven into a sweet garland of words , by the lovely Perdita , in the fourth act of the " Winter's Tale ; " and to Oberon's well - known description of a fairy bank , " whereon the wild ...
Page 14
... Labour shall sing his holy pæans where now the night - birds of Superstition and Oppression scream their soul - polluting discords , then will this glorious trait in the character of Antonio the merchant prove to an enlightened world ...
... Labour shall sing his holy pæans where now the night - birds of Superstition and Oppression scream their soul - polluting discords , then will this glorious trait in the character of Antonio the merchant prove to an enlightened world ...
Page 16
... laboured to delineate a very good or a very bad character , but such personages as do really exist ; virtue and vice joined together in the same soul , and developed in a thousand various ways , according to an infinite variety of ...
... laboured to delineate a very good or a very bad character , but such personages as do really exist ; virtue and vice joined together in the same soul , and developed in a thousand various ways , according to an infinite variety of ...
Page 21
... labours will not be in vain . A new world of delight will be opened to them ; mental riches in which the soul of the poorest man can revel , and a never- failing source of enjoyment by the humblest hearth in the stormy nights of winter ...
... labours will not be in vain . A new world of delight will be opened to them ; mental riches in which the soul of the poorest man can revel , and a never- failing source of enjoyment by the humblest hearth in the stormy nights of winter ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
A.D. SHAKSPERE'S admirable afterwards amongst Ann Hathaway archbishop bard Ben Jonson Bible bishop Blackfriars theatre born brother called Cambridge celebrated Charles Knight church College comedy court death died drama dramatist Duke Earl edition Edmund Edmund Spenser England English Essex father France gentle George George Peele Hamlet hath Henry Chettle Heywood historian honour hundred James John Heywood John Stow Jonson King labours land learned London Lord Lucy Mary Master John Shakspere merry Michael Drayton native never Oxford persecution play players poem poet poor popish pounds priest printed prison publishes puritans Queen Elizabeth Queen of Scots reader reign Robert Robert Chambers Romish says Scottish Shak Sir Henry Sir John Sir Richard Baker Sir Thomas soul Spanish Spenser Stratford Stratford-upon-Avon supposed theatre Thomas Nash thou thousand tion tragedy translation verse Walter Raleigh whilst wife William Camden William Shakspere writings