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... SHAKSPERE spake . " And this was no idle boast . The connexion between Eng- land's freedom and the name of England's ... Shakspere's writings there is scarcely a situation of human affairs which will not suggest a recollection of some ...
... SHAKSPERE spake . " And this was no idle boast . The connexion between Eng- land's freedom and the name of England's ... Shakspere's writings there is scarcely a situation of human affairs which will not suggest a recollection of some ...
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... Shakspere's . If two men of average education converse together for half an hour on general subjects , there can be little doubt that , with- out actual quotation , the ever genial wit of Shakspere will be found to have given point ...
... Shakspere's . If two men of average education converse together for half an hour on general subjects , there can be little doubt that , with- out actual quotation , the ever genial wit of Shakspere will be found to have given point ...
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... Shakspere had time for writing such letters . But whether it be desirable or not to have the hidden places of Shakspere's private history laid open to us , it is not very likely , we think , that they ever will be so displayed . Some ...
... Shakspere had time for writing such letters . But whether it be desirable or not to have the hidden places of Shakspere's private history laid open to us , it is not very likely , we think , that they ever will be so displayed . Some ...
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... Shakspere appears to have been one of the most common names in the town of Stratford ; and we have also , as well as John , the shoemaker , Thomas , a butcher . About the same period William Shakspere's father is called a yeoman in one ...
... Shakspere appears to have been one of the most common names in the town of Stratford ; and we have also , as well as John , the shoemaker , Thomas , a butcher . About the same period William Shakspere's father is called a yeoman in one ...
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... Shakspere with the ancient arms of Arden of Wellingcote . The Shakspere arms were actually derived from the family name ; and we give a repre- sentation of the united arms as they were used in the seal of William Shakspere's daughter ...
... Shakspere with the ancient arms of Arden of Wellingcote . The Shakspere arms were actually derived from the family name ; and we give a repre- sentation of the united arms as they were used in the seal of William Shakspere's daughter ...
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