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With Notes of Various Commentators William Shakespeare. Persons
Represented . 1 CLAUDIUS , King of Denmark . HAMLET , son to the former , und
nephew to the present , King . POLONIUS , Lord Chamberlain . HORATIO , friend
to Hamlet ...
With Notes of Various Commentators William Shakespeare. Persons
Represented . 1 CLAUDIUS , King of Denmark . HAMLET , son to the former , und
nephew to the present , King . POLONIUS , Lord Chamberlain . HORATIO , friend
to Hamlet ...
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Ros . Without , my lord ; guarded , to know your pleasure . King . Bring him before
us . Ros . Ho , Guildenstern ! bring in my lord . Enter Hamlet and
GUILDENSTERN . King . Now , Hamlet , where's Polonius ? Ham . At supper .
King . At supper ?
Ros . Without , my lord ; guarded , to know your pleasure . King . Bring him before
us . Ros . Ho , Guildenstern ! bring in my lord . Enter Hamlet and
GUILDENSTERN . King . Now , Hamlet , where's Polonius ? Ham . At supper .
King . At supper ?
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Polonius's character is that of a weak , pedant , minister of state , His declamation
is a fine satire on the impertinent oratory then in vogue , which placed reason in
the formality of method , and wit in the gingle and play of words . With what art is ...
Polonius's character is that of a weak , pedant , minister of state , His declamation
is a fine satire on the impertinent oratory then in vogue , which placed reason in
the formality of method , and wit in the gingle and play of words . With what art is ...
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We have said what is the character of Polonius ; and it is allowed on all hands to
be drawn with wonderful life and spirit , yet the unity of it has been thought by
some to be grossly violated in the excellent precepts and instructions which ...
We have said what is the character of Polonius ; and it is allowed on all hands to
be drawn with wonderful life and spirit , yet the unity of it has been thought by
some to be grossly violated in the excellent precepts and instructions which ...
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This is an extraordinary instance of the poet's art , and attention to the
preservation of character . WARBURTON . This account of the character of
Polonius , though it sufficiently reconciles the seeming inconsistency of so much
wisdom with so ...
This is an extraordinary instance of the poet's art , and attention to the
preservation of character . WARBURTON . This account of the character of
Polonius , though it sufficiently reconciles the seeming inconsistency of so much
wisdom with so ...
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Page 156 - tis not to come ; if it be not to come, it will be now ; if it be not now, yet it will come : the readiness is all.
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Issue 14 The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | G. Kearsley [Printed, 1806 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 4 Jan 2007 |
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