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If , " says he , " a person finds , that a performance transports not his soul , nor exalts his thoughts ; that it calls not up into his mind ideas more enlarged than the mere sounds of the words convey , but on attentive examination ...
If , " says he , " a person finds , that a performance transports not his soul , nor exalts his thoughts ; that it calls not up into his mind ideas more enlarged than the mere sounds of the words convey , but on attentive examination ...
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... and singleness of mind - the largeness of sentiment - the liberality of opinion , which the whole tenor of his works prove him to have possessed : his faults seem to have been the transient aberrations of a thoughtless moment ...
... and singleness of mind - the largeness of sentiment - the liberality of opinion , which the whole tenor of his works prove him to have possessed : his faults seem to have been the transient aberrations of a thoughtless moment ...
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The performance which recommended him to Shakspeare , was most probably a boyish effort , full of talent and inexperience , which soon passed from the public mind , but not sooner than the author wished it to be forgotten ; which ...
The performance which recommended him to Shakspeare , was most probably a boyish effort , full of talent and inexperience , which soon passed from the public mind , but not sooner than the author wished it to be forgotten ; which ...
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Another very fascinating feature in the character of Shakspeare , was the almost constant cheerfulness and serenity of his mind : he was ' verie good company , ' says Aubrey , ' and of a very ready , and pleasant , and smooth witt .
Another very fascinating feature in the character of Shakspeare , was the almost constant cheerfulness and serenity of his mind : he was ' verie good company , ' says Aubrey , ' and of a very ready , and pleasant , and smooth witt .
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... who was remarkable for the placidity and cheerfulness of his disposition ; nor can there , probably , be a surer indication of that peace and sunshine of the soul which surpasses all other gifts , than this habitual tone of mind .
... who was remarkable for the placidity and cheerfulness of his disposition ; nor can there , probably , be a surer indication of that peace and sunshine of the soul which surpasses all other gifts , than this habitual tone of mind .
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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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