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Page xxxii
In the first edition of Hamlet , 1603 , there is scarcely a trace of the beauty and majesty of Shakspeare's work . Long passages , and even scenes , are misplaced ; grammar is set wholly at defiance ; half lines frequently omitted ...
In the first edition of Hamlet , 1603 , there is scarcely a trace of the beauty and majesty of Shakspeare's work . Long passages , and even scenes , are misplaced ; grammar is set wholly at defiance ; half lines frequently omitted ...
Page xlv
He speaks of Shakspeare , not indeed as one blinded to the many defects by which the beauty of his productions was impaired , but with such candor and tenderness , as every reasonable man would desire at the hands of his friends ...
He speaks of Shakspeare , not indeed as one blinded to the many defects by which the beauty of his productions was impaired , but with such candor and tenderness , as every reasonable man would desire at the hands of his friends ...
Page xlviii
... which I shall give in his own words . " If tradition may be trusted , Shakspeare often baited at the Crown Inn or Tavern in Oxford , in his journey to and from London . The landlady was a woman of great beauty and sprightly wit ...
... which I shall give in his own words . " If tradition may be trusted , Shakspeare often baited at the Crown Inn or Tavern in Oxford , in his journey to and from London . The landlady was a woman of great beauty and sprightly wit ...
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BEAUTY . Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold . ROSALIND PROPOSING TO WEAR MEN'S CLOTHES . Were it not better , Because that I am more than common tall , That I did suit me all points like a man ? A gallant curtle - ax * upon my ...
BEAUTY . Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold . ROSALIND PROPOSING TO WEAR MEN'S CLOTHES . Were it not better , Because that I am more than common tall , That I did suit me all points like a man ? A gallant curtle - ax * upon my ...
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I see , the jewel , best enamelled , Will lose his beauty ; and though gold ' bides still , That others touch , yet often touching will Wear gold ; and so no man , that hath a name , But falsehood and corruption doth it shame .
I see , the jewel , best enamelled , Will lose his beauty ; and though gold ' bides still , That others touch , yet often touching will Wear gold ; and so no man , that hath a name , But falsehood and corruption doth it shame .
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| Title | The Life and Beauties of Shakespeare: Comprising Careful Selections from Each Play, with a General Index, Digesting Them Under Proper Heads |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Compiled by | William Dodd |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, 1849 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 4 May 2010 |
| Length | 345 pages |
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