The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 11Macmillan and Company, limited, 1903 |
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Page 72
... literature . The spell of Oxford must have been upon him , and volumes of biography might well be exchanged for a brief account of one evening in the commons room of some college when the greatest and most companionable of English men ...
... literature . The spell of Oxford must have been upon him , and volumes of biography might well be exchanged for a brief account of one evening in the commons room of some college when the greatest and most companionable of English men ...
Page 81
... literature , showed itself in perilous excesses of thought and conduct ; the people , although morally sound , were coarse in speech ; the vices of the Italian Renaissance did not seriously taint the English people , but they were ...
... literature , showed itself in perilous excesses of thought and conduct ; the people , although morally sound , were coarse in speech ; the vices of the Italian Renaissance did not seriously taint the English people , but they were ...
Page 92
... lavish self - surrender to passion , stirred the most sensitive and gifted Englishmen of the time to the depths . What Europe is to - day , in its history , art , literature , ripeness of landscape , and social 92 William Shakespeare.
... lavish self - surrender to passion , stirred the most sensitive and gifted Englishmen of the time to the depths . What Europe is to - day , in its history , art , literature , ripeness of landscape , and social 92 William Shakespeare.
Page 93
William Shakespeare Charles Harold Herford. art , literature , ripeness of landscape , and social life , to the young American , Italy was to the young English- man of Shakespeare's time , and for several later gen- erations . Chaucer ...
William Shakespeare Charles Harold Herford. art , literature , ripeness of landscape , and social life , to the young American , Italy was to the young English- man of Shakespeare's time , and for several later gen- erations . Chaucer ...
Page 94
... literature were written by men who never set foot in the countries with which they seem to show the utmost familiarity . One of the most charming of American pastorals de- scribes , with complete accuracy of detail , as well 94 William ...
... literature were written by men who never set foot in the countries with which they seem to show the utmost familiarity . One of the most charming of American pastorals de- scribes , with complete accuracy of detail , as well 94 William ...
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