The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Alexander TextRandom House Value Publishing, 1997 - 1227 pages William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is acknowledged as the greatest dramatist of all time. He excels in plot, poetry and wit, and his talent encompasses the great tragedies of Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth as well as the moving history plays and the comedies such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It with their magical combination of humour, ribaldry and tenderness. |
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Page 155
... fair Helena ! Whither away ? Hel . Call you me fair ? that fair again unsay . Demetrius loves your fair . O happy fair ! Your eyes are lode - stars ; and your tongue's sweet air More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear , When wheat is ...
... fair Helena ! Whither away ? Hel . Call you me fair ? that fair again unsay . Demetrius loves your fair . O happy fair ! Your eyes are lode - stars ; and your tongue's sweet air More tuneable than lark to shepherd's ear , When wheat is ...
Page 180
... fair virtue's gloss , - If virtue's gloss will stain with any soil , - Is a sharp wit matched with too blunt a will ; Whose edge hath power to cut , whose will still wills - It should none spare that come within his power . Prin . Some ...
... fair virtue's gloss , - If virtue's gloss will stain with any soil , - Is a sharp wit matched with too blunt a will ; Whose edge hath power to cut , whose will still wills - It should none spare that come within his power . Prin . Some ...
Page 184
... fair ? alack for woe ! For . Yes , madam , fair . Prin . Nay , never paint me now ; Where fair is not , praise cannot mend the brow . Here , good my glass , take this for telling true ; [ Giving him money . Fair payment for foul words ...
... fair ? alack for woe ! For . Yes , madam , fair . Prin . Nay , never paint me now ; Where fair is not , praise cannot mend the brow . Here , good my glass , take this for telling true ; [ Giving him money . Fair payment for foul words ...
Contents
THE TEMPEST | 1 |
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA | 23 |
KING HENRY VI FIRST PART | 73 |
Copyright | |
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