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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And , unless some of the same spirit that elevated he poet , elevate the reader too , he must not presume to talk of taste and elegance ; he will prove a languid reader , an indifferent judge , and a far more indifferent critic and ...
And , unless some of the same spirit that elevated he poet , elevate the reader too , he must not presume to talk of taste and elegance ; he will prove a languid reader , an indifferent judge , and a far more indifferent critic and ...
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of their peculiarity , which to some , possibly , will appear neither sublime nor beautiful , and yet deserve attention , as indicating the vast stretch , and sometimes particular turn of the poet's imagination . There are many passages ...
of their peculiarity , which to some , possibly , will appear neither sublime nor beautiful , and yet deserve attention , as indicating the vast stretch , and sometimes particular turn of the poet's imagination . There are many passages ...
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Long before the genius of our great dramatic poet had rendered their name a subject of national interest , the Shakspeares were established among the more affluent inhabitants of those villages , and thence several individuals of the ...
Long before the genius of our great dramatic poet had rendered their name a subject of national interest , the Shakspeares were established among the more affluent inhabitants of those villages , and thence several individuals of the ...
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In the MS . notes which Aubrey had collected for a life of the poet , it is affirmed , that " his father was a butcher ; " while , on the other hand , it is stated by Rowe that he was " a considerable dealer in wool .
In the MS . notes which Aubrey had collected for a life of the poet , it is affirmed , that " his father was a butcher ; " while , on the other hand , it is stated by Rowe that he was " a considerable dealer in wool .
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During this period of his life , which constitutes the poet's years of childhood , the fortune of Master John Shakspeare for so he is uniformly designated in the public writings of the borough , from the time of his acting as high ...
During this period of his life , which constitutes the poet's years of childhood , the fortune of Master John Shakspeare for so he is uniformly designated in the public writings of the borough , from the time of his acting as high ...
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