Characters of Shakespeare's PlaysWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 229 pages |
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Page xiv
... souls ; of all the imperceptible advantages which it there gains : of all the stratagems by which every other passion is made subser- vient to it , till it becomes the sole tyrant of our desires and aversions . ' Of all poets , perhaps ...
... souls ; of all the imperceptible advantages which it there gains : of all the stratagems by which every other passion is made subser- vient to it , till it becomes the sole tyrant of our desires and aversions . ' Of all poets , perhaps ...
Page xv
... false show of greatness of soul ; and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise . Twice he has portrayed downright villains ; and the mas- terly way in which he has contrived to elude impressions PREFACE . XV.
... false show of greatness of soul ; and in that respect he is every way deserving of praise . Twice he has portrayed downright villains ; and the mas- terly way in which he has contrived to elude impressions PREFACE . XV.
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... soul ; but then he is " subject to all the skyey influences . " He is sure of nothing . All is left at issue . He runs a tilt with fortune , and is baffled with preternatural riddles . The agitation of his mind resem- bles the rolling ...
... soul ; but then he is " subject to all the skyey influences . " He is sure of nothing . All is left at issue . He runs a tilt with fortune , and is baffled with preternatural riddles . The agitation of his mind resem- bles the rolling ...
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... soul . Hecate in Middleton has a son , a low buffoon ; the hags of Shakspeare have neither child of their own , nor seem to be descended from any parent . They are foul anomalies , of whom we know not whence they are sprung , nor ...
... soul . Hecate in Middleton has a son , a low buffoon ; the hags of Shakspeare have neither child of their own , nor seem to be descended from any parent . They are foul anomalies , of whom we know not whence they are sprung , nor ...
Page 30
... of uncontrollable agony , of the power of inflicting torture and of suffering it . Not only is the tumult of passion heaved up from the very bottom of the soul , but every the slightest undulation of feeling is seen on the 30 OTHELLO .
... of uncontrollable agony , of the power of inflicting torture and of suffering it . Not only is the tumult of passion heaved up from the very bottom of the soul , but every the slightest undulation of feeling is seen on the 30 OTHELLO .
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