The Seven Ages of ShakespeareJ. Van Voorst, 1840 - 20 pages |
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... employed themselves on similar themes . Tobias Stimmer , in his clever wood- cuts , gives man ten periods of ten years each , making human life extend to a hundred years . Each of his cuts contains two decades , five of men and five of ...
... employed themselves on similar themes . Tobias Stimmer , in his clever wood- cuts , gives man ten periods of ten years each , making human life extend to a hundred years . Each of his cuts contains two decades , five of men and five of ...
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... employed to illustrate them . I am , Sir , with best wishes for its success , Your obedient servant , MARIA CALLCOTT . To these interesting remarks , little more remains than to refer the curious reader to the notes upon the Seven Ages ...
... employed to illustrate them . I am , Sir , with best wishes for its success , Your obedient servant , MARIA CALLCOTT . To these interesting remarks , little more remains than to refer the curious reader to the notes upon the Seven Ages ...
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... employed in illustrations on wood . To the members of the Royal Academy who have so kindly con- sented to accede to this wish , his thanks are most grate- fully offered . How far they have succeeded in their deli- neations of this ...
... employed in illustrations on wood . To the members of the Royal Academy who have so kindly con- sented to accede to this wish , his thanks are most grate- fully offered . How far they have succeeded in their deli- neations of this ...
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7 AGES OF SHAKESPEARE William 1564-1616 Shakespeare,John 1791-1855 Ed Martin No preview available - 2016 |
7 AGES OF SHAKESPEARE William 1564-1616 Shakespeare,John 1791-1855 Ed Martin No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 10 - All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits, and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; And then, the whining school-boy, with his satchel, And shining morning face, creeping like snail Unwillingly to school: And then, the lover; Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad Made to his mistress...
Page 10 - And then, the justice, In fair round belly, with good capon lined, With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances, And so he plays his part : The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon ; With spectacles on nose and pouch on side ; His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shanks : and his big manly voice, Turning again towards childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound : Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful...
Page 10 - With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose and pouch on side, His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes And whistles in his sound.
Page 10 - And then the whining schoolboy with his satchel and shining morning face, creeping like snail unwillingly to school. And then the lover, sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad made to his mistress
Page 2 - Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
Page 32 - PAPER ON THE GROWTH OF THE SALMON IN FRESH WATER, with 6 coloured Illustrations.