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Page xxxii
In the first edition of Hamlet , 1603 , there is scarcely a trace of the beauty and
majesty of Shakspeare's work . Long passages , and even scenes , are
misplaced ; grammar is set wholly at defiance ; half lines frequently omitted , so
as to destroy ...
In the first edition of Hamlet , 1603 , there is scarcely a trace of the beauty and
majesty of Shakspeare's work . Long passages , and even scenes , are
misplaced ; grammar is set wholly at defiance ; half lines frequently omitted , so
as to destroy ...
Page xlv
He speaks of Shakspeare , not indeed as one blinded to the many defects by '
which the beauty of his productions was ' impaired , but with such candor and
tenderness , as every reasonable man would desire at the hands of his friends ,
and ...
He speaks of Shakspeare , not indeed as one blinded to the many defects by '
which the beauty of his productions was ' impaired , but with such candor and
tenderness , as every reasonable man would desire at the hands of his friends ,
and ...
Page xlviii
... poet to Stratford , which 1 shall give in his own words .- " If tradition may be
trusted , Shakspeare often baited at the Crown Inn or Tavern in Oxford , in his
journey to and from London . The landlady was a woman of great beauty and
sprightly ...
... poet to Stratford , which 1 shall give in his own words .- " If tradition may be
trusted , Shakspeare often baited at the Crown Inn or Tavern in Oxford , in his
journey to and from London . The landlady was a woman of great beauty and
sprightly ...
Page liv
... the stronger passions of the human breast , it is evident that he delighted most
in the expression of loveliness and simplicity , and was ever willing to descend
from the loftiest soarings of imagination , to sport with innocence and beauty .
... the stronger passions of the human breast , it is evident that he delighted most
in the expression of loveliness and simplicity , and was ever willing to descend
from the loftiest soarings of imagination , to sport with innocence and beauty .
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BEAUTY . Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold . ROSALIND PROPOSING '
TO WEAP MEN'S CLOTHES , Were it not better , Because tliat I am more than
common tall , That I did suit me all points iike a man ? A gallant curtle - ax * upon
...
BEAUTY . Beauty provoketh thieves sooner than gold . ROSALIND PROPOSING '
TO WEAP MEN'S CLOTHES , Were it not better , Because tliat I am more than
common tall , That I did suit me all points iike a man ? A gallant curtle - ax * upon
...
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| Title | The Life and Beauties of Shakespeare: Comprising Careful Selections from Each Play, with a General Index, Digesting Them Under Proper Heads |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Compiled by | William Dodd |
| Publisher | Phillips, Sampson, & Company, 1851 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 5 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 345 pages |
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