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... beloved Master William Shakspeare , that we have derived the two most endearing appellations , the " Gentle Shakspeare , " and " Sweet Swan of Avon ; " by which our poet has been known and characterized for nearly two centuries .
... beloved Master William Shakspeare , that we have derived the two most endearing appellations , the " Gentle Shakspeare , " and " Sweet Swan of Avon ; " by which our poet has been known and characterized for nearly two centuries .
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Thus the thirtieth opens with the following pensive retrospect : --- ' When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past , I sigh For precious friends hid in death's dateless night .
Thus the thirtieth opens with the following pensive retrospect : --- ' When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past , I sigh For precious friends hid in death's dateless night .
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In our heart's fable ; * heart , too capable Of every line and trick of his sweet favour : But now he's gone , and my idolatrous fancy Must sanctify his relics . COWARDICE . I know him a notorious liar , Think him a great way fool ...
In our heart's fable ; * heart , too capable Of every line and trick of his sweet favour : But now he's gone , and my idolatrous fancy Must sanctify his relics . COWARDICE . I know him a notorious liar , Think him a great way fool ...
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Now , my co - mates , and brothers in exile , Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp ? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court ? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam , The seasons ...
Now , my co - mates , and brothers in exile , Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp ? are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court ? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam , The seasons ...
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Ay , ay , Antipholus , look strange , and frown ; Some other mistress hath thy sweet aspects , I am not Adriana , nor thy wife . The time was once , when thou unurg'd would'st VOW That never words were music to thine ear , That never ...
Ay , ay , Antipholus , look strange , and frown ; Some other mistress hath thy sweet aspects , I am not Adriana , nor thy wife . The time was once , when thou unurg'd would'st VOW That never words were music to thine ear , That never ...
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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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