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Page xv
He understood Latin pretty well , " says Aubrey ; and this account corresponds exactly with the description of his friend Ben Jonson , who speaks of him as one possessed " of little Latin and less Greek .
He understood Latin pretty well , " says Aubrey ; and this account corresponds exactly with the description of his friend Ben Jonson , who speaks of him as one possessed " of little Latin and less Greek .
Page xvi
And again , in speaking of his Venus and Adonis and the Rape of Lucrece , which were the first published efforts of Shakspeare's genius , Mr. Lofft continues : " I think it not easy , with due attention to these poems , to doubt of his ...
And again , in speaking of his Venus and Adonis and the Rape of Lucrece , which were the first published efforts of Shakspeare's genius , Mr. Lofft continues : " I think it not easy , with due attention to these poems , to doubt of his ...
Page xxvii
... as in the modern theatre , when the actor was to speak from a window , or appear upon a balcony , or on the walls of a fortress , the requisite ingenuity was wanting to contrive an adequate representation of the place .
... as in the modern theatre , when the actor was to speak from a window , or appear upon a balcony , or on the walls of a fortress , the requisite ingenuity was wanting to contrive an adequate representation of the place .
Page xxxv
Many times he fell into those things which could not escape laughter ; as when he said , in the person of Cæsar , one speaking to him , ' Cæsar , thou dost me wrong , ' " He replied : ' Cæsar did never wrong , but with just cause ...
Many times he fell into those things which could not escape laughter ; as when he said , in the person of Cæsar , one speaking to him , ' Cæsar , thou dost me wrong , ' " He replied : ' Cæsar did never wrong , but with just cause ...
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In the 37th sonnet he writes" So I made lame by Fortune's dearest spite , " And , in the 89th , he again alludes to his infirmity , and says " Speak of my lameness , and I straight will halt . " This imperfection would necessarily have ...
In the 37th sonnet he writes" So I made lame by Fortune's dearest spite , " And , in the 89th , he again alludes to his infirmity , and says " Speak of my lameness , and I straight will halt . " This imperfection would necessarily have ...
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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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