The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, Volume 16C. and A. Conrad, 1809 |
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... word friend may have been employed . A friend , in ancient colloquial language , is occasionally synony- mous to a paramour or inamorato of either sex , in both the favour- able and unfavourable sense of that word . " Save you friend ...
... word friend may have been employed . A friend , in ancient colloquial language , is occasionally synony- mous to a paramour or inamorato of either sex , in both the favour- able and unfavourable sense of that word . " Save you friend ...
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... word- not , " I could believe she excelled many . " Mr. Heath proposes to read , " I could but believe " & c . Mr. Malone , whom I have followed , exhibits the passage as it appears in the present text . The reader who wishes to know ...
... word- not , " I could believe she excelled many . " Mr. Heath proposes to read , " I could but believe " & c . Mr. Malone , whom I have followed , exhibits the passage as it appears in the present text . The reader who wishes to know ...
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... word , she loves my son , I'll tell thee , on the instant , thou art then As great as is thy master : greater ; for ... words may be fairly con- sidered as an interpolation , for they hurt the metre , without en- forcement of the sense ...
... word , she loves my son , I'll tell thee , on the instant , thou art then As great as is thy master : greater ; for ... words may be fairly con- sidered as an interpolation , for they hurt the metre , without en- forcement of the sense ...
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... word seasons , in this place , is used as a verb , but not in his interpretation of the former part of this passage . Imogen's reflection is merely this : " That those are happy who have their honest wills , which gives a relish to com ...
... word seasons , in this place , is used as a verb , but not in his interpretation of the former part of this passage . Imogen's reflection is merely this : " That those are happy who have their honest wills , which gives a relish to com ...
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... words of the letter . It is more probable that what warmed the very middle of the heart of Imogen , formed the conclusion of Posthumus's letter ; and the words - so far , and by the rest , support that supposition . Though Imogen reads ...
... words of the letter . It is more probable that what warmed the very middle of the heart of Imogen , formed the conclusion of Posthumus's letter ; and the words - so far , and by the rest , support that supposition . Though Imogen reads ...
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Page 414 - Behold, I have a weapon ; A better never did itself sustain Upon a soldier's thigh : I have seen the day, That, with this little arm and this good sword, I have made my way through more impediments Than twenty times your stop : but, O vain boast ! Who can control his fate ? 'tis not so now.
Page 190 - Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove: But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No withered witch shall here be seen, No goblins lead their nightly crew; The female fays shall haunt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew! The red-breast oft at evening hours Shall kindly lend his little aid : With...
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Page 310 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.
Page 316 - Tis not to make me jealous, To say my wife is fair, feeds well, loves company, Is free of speech, sings, plays, and dances well ; Where virtue is, these are more virtuous : Nor from mine own weak merits will I draw The smallest fear or doubt of her revolt ; For she had eyes, and chose me.
Page 291 - I remember a mass of things, but nothing distinctly ; a quarrel, but nothing wherefore. — O that men should put an enemy in their mouths, to steal away their brains ! that we should, with joy, revel, pleasure, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts ! lago.
Page 229 - Their dearest action in the tented field, And little of this great world can I speak, More than pertains to feats of broil and battle, And therefore little shall I grace my cause In speaking for myself. Yet, by your gracious patience, I will a round...
Page 416 - Which, as I think, you know not: Here is a letter, Found in the pocket of the slain...