The Life and Beauties of Shakespeare: Comprising Careful Selections from Each Play, with a General Index, Digesting Them Under Proper Heads |
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Page xii
At this time , Shakspeare would have possessed ample means of obtaining access to all those books of history , poetry , and romance , with which he seems to ...
At this time , Shakspeare would have possessed ample means of obtaining access to all those books of history , poetry , and romance , with which he seems to ...
Page xvi
... were by no means consistent with that seriousness of deportment and behavior which is expected to accompany the occupation that he had adopted .
... were by no means consistent with that seriousness of deportment and behavior which is expected to accompany the occupation that he had adopted .
Page xvii
... when they thought it advisable to sound a retreat , while the means of retreat were practicable ; and they had scarce marched half a mile , before they ...
... when they thought it advisable to sound a retreat , while the means of retreat were practicable ; and they had scarce marched half a mile , before they ...
Page xxviii
... assisted in . following the progress of the story , by means of painted and movable scenery . This opinion is confirmed by the ancient stage directions ...
... assisted in . following the progress of the story , by means of painted and movable scenery . This opinion is confirmed by the ancient stage directions ...
Page xxix
... therefore estimate the absurdity of those shallow contrivances , and mean substitutes for scenery , which were devised by the ignorance of the clowns ?
... therefore estimate the absurdity of those shallow contrivances , and mean substitutes for scenery , which were devised by the ignorance of the clowns ?
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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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