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Page 167
... Falstaff . Malone holds a contrary opinion to this belief , and prefers to make Shakspere catch the idea of the character of Falstaff from the old play , instead of holding that he took the name alone . We are inclined to think , with ...
... Falstaff . Malone holds a contrary opinion to this belief , and prefers to make Shakspere catch the idea of the character of Falstaff from the old play , instead of holding that he took the name alone . We are inclined to think , with ...
Page 295
... Falstaff , the ' unimitated , unimitable Falstaff , ' was the poetical creation that was absolutely necessary to the conduct of the great dramatic action , —the natural transformation of " the mad - cap Prince of Wales " into King Henry ...
... Falstaff , the ' unimitated , unimitable Falstaff , ' was the poetical creation that was absolutely necessary to the conduct of the great dramatic action , —the natural transformation of " the mad - cap Prince of Wales " into King Henry ...
Page 297
... Falstaff , without his horse , is in itself a humorous situation ; but how doubly rich does the humour become by the ... Falstaff's habit of laughing at himself is as predominant as when he is making fun for the prince : " Hang ye ...
... Falstaff , without his horse , is in itself a humorous situation ; but how doubly rich does the humour become by the ... Falstaff's habit of laughing at himself is as predominant as when he is making fun for the prince : " Hang ye ...
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