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Page 566
I may likewise add , that the author of The First Part of King Henry VI . knew the
true pronunciation of the word Hecate , and has used it as it is used by the
Roman writers : “ I speak not to that railing Heca - té . ” But Shakspeare in his
Macbeth ...
I may likewise add , that the author of The First Part of King Henry VI . knew the
true pronunciation of the word Hecate , and has used it as it is used by the
Roman writers : “ I speak not to that railing Heca - té . ” But Shakspeare in his
Macbeth ...
Page 576
with what expression , animation , and splendour of colouring , he filled up the
outline that had been sketched by a preceding writer * . Shakspeare having thus
given celebrity to these two old dramas , by altering and writing several parts of ...
with what expression , animation , and splendour of colouring , he filled up the
outline that had been sketched by a preceding writer * . Shakspeare having thus
given celebrity to these two old dramas , by altering and writing several parts of ...
Page 590
From this the writer of the old play formed these lines : “ O death , if thou wilt let
me live “ But one whole year , I'll give thee as much gold “ As will purchase such
another island . " which Shakspeare new - modelled thus : “ If thou be'st death , I'll
...
From this the writer of the old play formed these lines : “ O death , if thou wilt let
me live “ But one whole year , I'll give thee as much gold “ As will purchase such
another island . " which Shakspeare new - modelled thus : “ If thou be'st death , I'll
...
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| Title | The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 18 The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | James Boswell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | AMS Press, 1966 |
| Original from | University of California Irvine |
| Digitized | 23 May 2017 |
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