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Page xxxv
But he redeemed his vices with his virtues ; there were ever more in him to be praised than to be pardoned . " But Shakspeare was not only an author but an actor . In this union of the two professions he was not singular ; his friend ...
But he redeemed his vices with his virtues ; there were ever more in him to be praised than to be pardoned . " But Shakspeare was not only an author but an actor . In this union of the two professions he was not singular ; his friend ...
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That Shakspeare was entitled to its possession from his moral virtues , we have already seen ; and that , in a religious point of view , he had a claim to the enjoyment , the numerous passages in his works , which breathe a spirit of ...
That Shakspeare was entitled to its possession from his moral virtues , we have already seen ; and that , in a religious point of view , he had a claim to the enjoyment , the numerous passages in his works , which breathe a spirit of ...
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Thy blood , and virtue , Contend for empire in thee ; and thy goodness Share with thy birthright ! Love all , trust a few , Do wrong to none : be able for thine enemy Rather in power , than use ; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's ...
Thy blood , and virtue , Contend for empire in thee ; and thy goodness Share with thy birthright ! Love all , trust a few , Do wrong to none : be able for thine enemy Rather in power , than use ; and keep thy friend Under thy own life's ...
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I know him a notorious liar , Think him a great way fool , solely a coward ; Yet these fix'd evils sit so fit in him , That they take place , when virtue's steely bones Look bleak in the cold wind . THE REMEDY OF EVILS GENERALLY IN ...
I know him a notorious liar , Think him a great way fool , solely a coward ; Yet these fix'd evils sit so fit in him , That they take place , when virtue's steely bones Look bleak in the cold wind . THE REMEDY OF EVILS GENERALLY IN ...
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HONOUR DUE TO PERSONAL VIRTUE ONLY , NOT TO BIRTH . From lowest place when virtuous things proceed , The place is dignified by the doer's deed : Where great additions * swell , and virtue none , It is a dropsied honour : good alone Is ...
HONOUR DUE TO PERSONAL VIRTUE ONLY , NOT TO BIRTH . From lowest place when virtuous things proceed , The place is dignified by the doer's deed : Where great additions * swell , and virtue none , It is a dropsied honour : good alone Is ...
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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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