The Seven Ages of ShakespeareJ. Van Voorst, 1840 - 20 pages |
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... turned their attention to the often - quoted passage in " As You Like it , ” comparing the world with a stage , and the Seven Ages of Man to its exits and its entrances , " it would be natural to conclude that all that learning and ...
... turned their attention to the often - quoted passage in " As You Like it , ” comparing the world with a stage , and the Seven Ages of Man to its exits and its entrances , " it would be natural to conclude that all that learning and ...
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... turned of ten years old is evidently designed in the next figure , and the cloaked youth of twenty approaches to a manly appearance . At thirty , with his hawk upon his fist , he goes on to middle age in perfect vigour ; til at forty he ...
... turned of ten years old is evidently designed in the next figure , and the cloaked youth of twenty approaches to a manly appearance . At thirty , with his hawk upon his fist , he goes on to middle age in perfect vigour ; til at forty he ...
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... Turning again toward childish treble , pipes And whistles in his sound : Last scene of all , That ends this strange eventful history , Is second childishness , and mere oblivion ; Sans teeth , sans eyes , sans taste , sans everything ...
... Turning again toward childish treble , pipes And whistles in his sound : Last scene of all , That ends this strange eventful history , Is second childishness , and mere oblivion ; Sans teeth , sans eyes , sans taste , sans everything ...
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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.