The Aldus Shakespeare, Volume 32Bigelow Smith, 1909 |
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... the Admiral's Ship ; and on the 25th of July she was parted from the rest by a terrible tempest , which lasted forty - eight hours , and scat- tered the whole fleet , wherein some of them lost xiii THE TEMPEST Introduction.
... the Admiral's Ship ; and on the 25th of July she was parted from the rest by a terrible tempest , which lasted forty - eight hours , and scat- tered the whole fleet , wherein some of them lost xiii THE TEMPEST Introduction.
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... rest , for the pres- ent , in the belief that in the case of The Tempest Shake- speare drew from no external source but the one already mentioned . There has been considerable discussion of late years as to the scene of The Tempest . A ...
... rest , for the pres- ent , in the belief that in the case of The Tempest Shake- speare drew from no external source but the one already mentioned . There has been considerable discussion of late years as to the scene of The Tempest . A ...
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... rests only on the coaptation and union of the elements granted to , or assumed by , the Poet . It is a spe- cies of drama which owes no allegiance to time or space , and in which , therefore , errors of geography and chronol- ogy , —no ...
... rests only on the coaptation and union of the elements granted to , or assumed by , the Poet . It is a spe- cies of drama which owes no allegiance to time or space , and in which , therefore , errors of geography and chronol- ogy , —no ...
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... rest Where every passion doth the sway attest Of reason , seated on her sovereign hill . ” It is observable that the powers , which cleave to his thoughts and obey his " so potent art , " before his coming were at perpetual war , the ...
... rest Where every passion doth the sway attest Of reason , seated on her sovereign hill . ” It is observable that the powers , which cleave to his thoughts and obey his " so potent art , " before his coming were at perpetual war , the ...
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... , there is such a self - consistency about him , he is so cut out in individual distinctness and rounded in with personal 1 Hazlitt . attributes , that contemplation freely and easily rests upon him xxii Introduction THE TEMPEST.
... , there is such a self - consistency about him , he is so cut out in individual distinctness and rounded in with personal 1 Hazlitt . attributes , that contemplation freely and easily rests upon him xxii Introduction THE TEMPEST.
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Alon Alonso Antonio and Sebastian Bartholomew Fair Bermudas Boats Boatswain brave bring brother Caliban camest cell Ceres character charm command daughter dear devil Dido DISCASE doth drama drowned Duke of Milan dukedom e'er earth Enter Ariel Exeunt Exit eyes father Ferdinand and Miranda folios foul give Gonzalo grace Hark hath hear heart heaven hither invisible island isle ISRAEL GOLLANCZ Jacob Ayrer jerkin King of Naples king's lord magic master mind monster nature never o'er play Poet Poet's prince prithee probably Pros Prospero Prospero's cell Re-enter Ariel savage scene seems sense Setebos Shake Shakespeare ship shore sing sleep soul speak spirit stand Stephano storm strange supernatural sweet Sycorax Tempest thee There's thine thing thou art thou didst thou dost thou hast thou shalt thought tion Trin Trinculo Tunis wonder words
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Page 52 - A strange fish ! Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver: there would this monster make a man; any strange beast there makes a man: when they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Page 94 - Ye elves of hills, brooks, standing lakes and groves, And ye that on the sands with printless foot Do chase the ebbing Neptune and do fly him When he comes back ; you demi-puppets that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites, and you whose pastime Is to make midnight mushrooms...
Page 85 - Our revels now are ended. These our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air: And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve, And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff As dreams are made on ; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep.
Page 70 - Be not afeard ; the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will hum about mine ears ; and sometime voices, That, if I then had wak'd after long sleep, Will make me sleep again : and then, in dreaming, The clouds, methought, would open and show riches Ready to drop upon me ; that when I wak'd I cried to dream again.
Page xli - tis, We cannot miss him : he does make our fire, Fetch in our wood ; and serves in offices That profit us.
Page 95 - Some heavenly music, (which even now I do,) To work mine end upon their senses, that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book.
Page xxvi - The floating clouds their state shall lend To her; for her the willow bend; Nor shall she fail to see Even in the motions of the Storm Grace that shall mould the Maiden's form By silent sympathy. 'The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place Where rivulets dance their wayward round, And beauty born of murmuring sound Shall pass into her face.
Page 62 - The harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear: for several virtues Have I lik'd several women ; never any With so full soul, but some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she ow'd, And put it to the foil: But you, O you, So perfect, and so peerless, are created Of every creature's best.
Page 27 - You taught me language; and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse : The red plague rid you, For learning me your language ! Pro.
Page 79 - The union of your bed with weeds so loathly That you shall hate it both : therefore take heed, As Hymen's lamps shall light you.