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Page xvi
The gaiety of his disposition naturally inclined him to society ; and the thoughtlessness of youth prevented his being sufficiently scrupulous about the conduct and the characters of his associates . " He had by a misfortune , common ...
The gaiety of his disposition naturally inclined him to society ; and the thoughtlessness of youth prevented his being sufficiently scrupulous about the conduct and the characters of his associates . " He had by a misfortune , common ...
Page xviii
The above relation , if it be true , presents us with a most unfavorable picture of the manners and morals prevalent among the youth of Warwickshire , in the early years of Shakspeare ; and it fills us with regret , to find our immortal ...
The above relation , if it be true , presents us with a most unfavorable picture of the manners and morals prevalent among the youth of Warwickshire , in the early years of Shakspeare ; and it fills us with regret , to find our immortal ...
Page xix
In those ruder ages , the spirit of Robin Hood was yet abroad , and deer and coney - stealing classed , with robbing orchards , among the more adventurous but ordinary levities of youth . It was considered in the light of an ...
In those ruder ages , the spirit of Robin Hood was yet abroad , and deer and coney - stealing classed , with robbing orchards , among the more adventurous but ordinary levities of youth . It was considered in the light of an ...
Page xxii
His youth - his genius - his accomplishments - his wife and children , should have mitigated the authority that was armed against him . The powerful enemy of Shakspeare was not to be appeased : the heart of the Puritan or the game ...
His youth - his genius - his accomplishments - his wife and children , should have mitigated the authority that was armed against him . The powerful enemy of Shakspeare was not to be appeased : the heart of the Puritan or the game ...
Page xxx
It furnished the stage with a succession of youths regularly educated to the art , and experienced to fill the parts ... the character of the ardent Romeo : when the voice had the " manish crack , " that rendered the youth unfit to ...
It furnished the stage with a succession of youths regularly educated to the art , and experienced to fill the parts ... the character of the ardent Romeo : when the voice had the " manish crack , " that rendered the youth unfit to ...
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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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