Comedies: Two gentlemen of Verona. Comedy of errors. Taming of the shrew. Much ado about nothing. Love labour's lost. Merchant of Venice. Merry wives of Windsor. Twelfth night. As you like it. Midsummer night's dream. Measure for measure. The tempest. All's well that ends well. Winter's taleHarper & brothers, 1847 |
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... poetic diction and varied versification , and who had studied nature with a poet's eye ; for the play abounds in brief pas- sages of great beauty and melody . There are here , too , as in his other early dramas , outlines of thought and ...
... poetic diction and varied versification , and who had studied nature with a poet's eye ; for the play abounds in brief pas- sages of great beauty and melody . There are here , too , as in his other early dramas , outlines of thought and ...
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... Poet's plays , was less exposed to the corruptions of frequent transcription for theatrical use , and so was first printed from an early and accurate manuscript , -whatever be the reason , offers fewer difficulties and various readings ...
... Poet's plays , was less exposed to the corruptions of frequent transcription for theatrical use , and so was first printed from an early and accurate manuscript , -whatever be the reason , offers fewer difficulties and various readings ...
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... Poet , a close observer of nature , must have noted , is described in the MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM , - Some to kill cankers in the musk - rose buds . And in the First Part of HENRY VI . , - Hath not thy rose a canker ? The instrument by ...
... Poet , a close observer of nature , must have noted , is described in the MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM , - Some to kill cankers in the musk - rose buds . And in the First Part of HENRY VI . , - Hath not thy rose a canker ? The instrument by ...
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... Poet's time , when the present mode was struggling with the relics of the older orthoepy . " a goodly BROKER " -The title of " broker " has risen in the world . Although originally meaning one who transacts any sort of business on ...
... Poet's time , when the present mode was struggling with the relics of the older orthoepy . " a goodly BROKER " -The title of " broker " has risen in the world . Although originally meaning one who transacts any sort of business on ...
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... Poet's mind when he makes Valentine say— I take your offer , and will live with you ; Provided that you do no outrages On silly women , or poor passengers . " Thrust from the company of AWFUL men " -Thus all the old editions , and it is ...
... Poet's mind when he makes Valentine say— I take your offer , and will live with you ; Provided that you do no outrages On silly women , or poor passengers . " Thrust from the company of AWFUL men " -Thus all the old editions , and it is ...
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Angelo Beat Benedick better Biron Boyet brother Caliban character Claud Claudio Collier comedy COMEDY OF ERRORS daughter dost doth Dromio Duke Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair fairy father fear folio fool Ford gentle gentleman GENTLEMEN OF VERONA give grace hand hath hear heart heaven honour humour husband Isab Kate Kath King knave lady Launce Leon Leonato look lord LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Lucio madam maid Malvolio marry master master doctor means MEASURE FOR MEASURE MERCHANT OF VENICE merry mistress never night old copies Pedro play Poet Pompey pr'ythee pray Proteus quarto Rosalind SCENE sense Shakespeare Shylock signior speak swear sweet tell thee there's Theseus thine thing thou art thou hast thought Thurio tongue true TWELFTH NIGHT wife woman word