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Page xv
... 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 .
... 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 ...
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 ...
Page xxvii
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Page xxxvii
... 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 .
... 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 .
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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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