The life of Shakspeare; enquiries into the originality of his dramatic plots and characters; and essays on the ancient theatres and theatrical usages |
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Pàgina 24
... passages , and galleries ; the area of the pit was therefore open to the weather : the winter houses were completely covered in , and consequently their performances took place by candle light . Such were the Theatre , the playhouse in ...
... passages , and galleries ; the area of the pit was therefore open to the weather : the winter houses were completely covered in , and consequently their performances took place by candle light . Such were the Theatre , the playhouse in ...
Pàgina 38
... passages for criticism ; not forgetting , at the same time , to preserve such jests and crumbs of wit as would bear retailing in coffee - houses , and at the tables of the great , as appropriate opportunities occurred for their display ...
... passages for criticism ; not forgetting , at the same time , to preserve such jests and crumbs of wit as would bear retailing in coffee - houses , and at the tables of the great , as appropriate opportunities occurred for their display ...
Pàgina 62
... passages of the dialogue , not in the . construction of the plot or the formation of the characters . Other dramas have been attributed to Shakspeare , but all on insufficient grounds . Besides his plays , he was indisputably the author ...
... passages of the dialogue , not in the . construction of the plot or the formation of the characters . Other dramas have been attributed to Shakspeare , but all on insufficient grounds . Besides his plays , he was indisputably the author ...
Pàgina 69
... passages * , and par- ticularly from the hundred and forty - fourth sonnet , which pretty nearly epitomizes the whole of the hapless tale . ; " Two loves I have of comfort and despair , Which like two spirits do suggest me still The ...
... passages * , and par- ticularly from the hundred and forty - fourth sonnet , which pretty nearly epitomizes the whole of the hapless tale . ; " Two loves I have of comfort and despair , Which like two spirits do suggest me still The ...
Pàgina 83
... passage through the press . It may be a matter of amusement to some readers , perhaps , to wit- ness a specimen of the titles under which such of Shakspeare's plays as appeared in quarto were recommended to the public for purchase ...
... passage through the press . It may be a matter of amusement to some readers , perhaps , to wit- ness a specimen of the titles under which such of Shakspeare's plays as appeared in quarto were recommended to the public for purchase ...
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The Life of Shakespeare: Enquiries Into the Originality of His ..., Volum 1 Augustine Skottowe Visualització completa - 1824 |
The Life of Shakespeare: Enquiries Into the Originality of His ..., Volum 1 Augustine Skottowe Visualització completa - 1824 |
The Life of Shakespeare: Enquiries Into the Originality of His ..., Volum 1 Augustine Skottowe Visualització completa - 1824 |
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Pàgina 193 - Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night', Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand, Cancel, and tear to pieces, that great bond Which keeps me pale ! — Light thickens ; and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood : Good things of day begin to droop and drowse, Whiles night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
Pàgina 159 - tis strange : And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths : Win -us with honest trifles, to betray us In deepest consequence.
Pàgina 65 - I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was indeed honest, and of an. open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions...
Pàgina 234 - In her days, every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants ; and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours.
Pàgina 260 - With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries ; The honey bags steal from the humble-bees, And, for night-tapers, crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glowworm's eyes...
Pàgina 269 - Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Pàgina 254 - He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.
Pàgina 156 - The night has been unruly : where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down ; and, as they say, Lamentings heard i...
Pàgina 73 - I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war. Master Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. CVL, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Pàgina 153 - I'll sup. Farewell. Poins. Farewell, my lord. [Exit POINS. P. Hen. I know you all, and will a while uphold The unyok'd humour of your idleness : Yet herein will I imitate the sun, Who doth permit the base contagious clouds ' To smother up his beauty from the world...