The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, Volumes 1-2Collins & Hannay, 1826 |
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... reason , how fond do we see some people of discovering any little personal story of the great men of antiquity ! Their families , the common accidents of their lives , and even their shape , make , and features , have been the subject ...
... reason , how fond do we see some people of discovering any little personal story of the great men of antiquity ! Their families , the common accidents of their lives , and even their shape , make , and features , have been the subject ...
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... reason does well allow of . His magic has something in it very solemn , and very poetical : and that extravagant character of Cali- ban is mighty well sustained , shews a wonderful invention in the author , who could strike out such a ...
... reason does well allow of . His magic has something in it very solemn , and very poetical : and that extravagant character of Cali- ban is mighty well sustained , shews a wonderful invention in the author , who could strike out such a ...
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... held the horses retained the ap- pellation of , Shakespeare's boys . JOHNSON . DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE . THAT praises are without reason Life and Writings . 21 To the foregoing account of SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE, I have ...
... held the horses retained the ap- pellation of , Shakespeare's boys . JOHNSON . DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE . THAT praises are without reason Life and Writings . 21 To the foregoing account of SHAKESPEARE'S LIFE, I have ...
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... reason , but from prejudice . Some seem to ad- mire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved , without considering that time has sometimes co - operated with chance ; all perhaps are more willing to honour past than present ...
... reason , but from prejudice . Some seem to ad- mire indiscriminately whatever has been long preserved , without considering that time has sometimes co - operated with chance ; all perhaps are more willing to honour past than present ...
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... are read without any other reason than the desire of pleasure , and are therefore prais- ed only as pleasure is obtained ; yet , thus unassisted by interest or passion , they have passed through variations of 24 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
... are read without any other reason than the desire of pleasure , and are therefore prais- ed only as pleasure is obtained ; yet , thus unassisted by interest or passion , they have passed through variations of 24 DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
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Angelo Ansaldo Antonio ARIEL Bass Bassanio Ben Jonson better brother Caius Caliban Claudio Clown COMEDY OF ERRORS daughter dost doth Dromio ducats Duke Enter Ephesus Escal Exeunt Exit eyes fair Falstaff father fault fool Ford gentle gentleman Giannetto give grace hath hear heart heaven hither honour Host husband Isab JOHNSON lady Laun look lord Lucio madam maid marry master Brook master doctor Measure for Measure Merchant of Venice Mira mistress never Orla Orlando play poet Pompey pr'ythee pray Prospero Proteus Prov Quic Rosalind SCENE Shakespeare Shal shalt Shylock Silvia Sir John Falstaff Slen speak Speed STEEVENS swear sweet tell thee there's thing thou art thou hast Thurio Trin true unto Valentine Venice WARBURTON wife woman word