Characters of Shakespeare's PlaysWiley and Putnam, 1845 - 229 pages |
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... King Henry VI . and Richard II . - characters that , in their general description , and in common hands , and indeed in the hands of any other poet , would be merely repetitions of the same general idea , more or less exaggerated - are ...
... King Henry VI . and Richard II . - characters that , in their general description , and in common hands , and indeed in the hands of any other poet , would be merely repetitions of the same general idea , more or less exaggerated - are ...
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... kings , the seed of Banquo kings . " In the agitation of his thoughts , he envies those whom he has sent to peace . " Duncan is in his grave ; after life's fitful fever he sleeps well . " It is true , he becomes more callous as he ...
... kings , the seed of Banquo kings . " In the agitation of his thoughts , he envies those whom he has sent to peace . " Duncan is in his grave ; after life's fitful fever he sleeps well . " It is true , he becomes more callous as he ...
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... King and no King of Fletcher , and Dryden's Maiden Queen . There perhaps might be political reasons for this selection , as far as regards our author . Other- wise Shakspeare's JULIUS CESAR is not equal , as a whole , to either of his ...
... King and no King of Fletcher , and Dryden's Maiden Queen . There perhaps might be political reasons for this selection , as far as regards our author . Other- wise Shakspeare's JULIUS CESAR is not equal , as a whole , to either of his ...
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... Kings , priests , nobles , are its train - bearers ; tyrants and slaves its executioners . " Carnage is its daughter . " Poetry is right- royal . It puts the individual for the species , the one above the infinite many , might before ...
... Kings , priests , nobles , are its train - bearers ; tyrants and slaves its executioners . " Carnage is its daughter . " Poetry is right- royal . It puts the individual for the species , the one above the infinite many , might before ...
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... kings , kings into gods ; to degrade subjects to the rank of slaves , and slaves to the condition . of brutes . The history of mankind is a romance , a mask , a tra- gedy constructed upon the principles of poetical justice ; it is a ...
... kings , kings into gods ; to degrade subjects to the rank of slaves , and slaves to the condition . of brutes . The history of mankind is a romance , a mask , a tra- gedy constructed upon the principles of poetical justice ; it is a ...
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