Some account of the life, etc. of Wm. Shakespeare, by [Nicholas] Rowe. Dr. Johnson's preface. Farmer's Essay on the learning of Shakespeare. The tempest. Two gentlemen of VeronaVernor, Hood and Sharp, 1809 |
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... spirit of revenge , such a savage fierceness and fellness , and such a bloody designa- tion of cruelty and mischief , as cannot agree either with the style or characters of comedy . The play itself , take it altogether , seems to me to ...
... spirit of revenge , such a savage fierceness and fellness , and such a bloody designa- tion of cruelty and mischief , as cannot agree either with the style or characters of comedy . The play itself , take it altogether , seems to me to ...
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... of Macbeth , but more espe- cially the scene where the king is murdered , in the second act , as well as this play , is a noble proof of that manly spirit with which he writ ; and both show 22 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE , & c .
... of Macbeth , but more espe- cially the scene where the king is murdered , in the second act , as well as this play , is a noble proof of that manly spirit with which he writ ; and both show 22 SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE , & c .
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William Shakespeare. manly spirit with which he writ ; and both show how powerful he was , in giving the strongest motions to our souls that they are capable of . I cannot leave Hamlet , without taking notice of the advantage with which ...
William Shakespeare. manly spirit with which he writ ; and both show how powerful he was , in giving the strongest motions to our souls that they are capable of . I cannot leave Hamlet , without taking notice of the advantage with which ...
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... spirit ; it relates however what is now to be known , and therefore deserves to pass through all succeeding publications . The nation had been for many years content enough with Mr. Rowe's performance , when Mr. Pope made them ...
... spirit ; it relates however what is now to be known , and therefore deserves to pass through all succeeding publications . The nation had been for many years content enough with Mr. Rowe's performance , when Mr. Pope made them ...
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... what he wants of dignity , to beat his " little gold to a spacious surface , to work that to foam which no art or diligence can exalt to spirit The notes which I have borrowed or written are either 74 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
... what he wants of dignity , to beat his " little gold to a spacious surface , to work that to foam which no art or diligence can exalt to spirit The notes which I have borrowed or written are either 74 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
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