The Authorship of ShakespeareHurd and Houghton, 1867 - 601 pages |
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... writing a book . But a book without a preface , like a dinner without a grace , would seem to be un- civil . Let us ... written at all , or the philosophers , that it is no great affair at best . But inasmuch as thought and knowledge ...
... writing a book . But a book without a preface , like a dinner without a grace , would seem to be un- civil . Let us ... written at all , or the philosophers , that it is no great affair at best . But inasmuch as thought and knowledge ...
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... written the plays which have been attributed to him ; and the opinion was also pretty distinctly in- timated , that Lord Bacon was the real author of them , or , at least , that he had had some hand in the work ; but no proofs were then ...
... written the plays which have been attributed to him ; and the opinion was also pretty distinctly in- timated , that Lord Bacon was the real author of them , or , at least , that he had had some hand in the work ; but no proofs were then ...
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... written by this one and the same author . 66 It may be that some persons have been already convinced of this fact : but the critics appear to be agreed in rejecting the theory altogether . More direct and palpable proofs seem to be ...
... written by this one and the same author . 66 It may be that some persons have been already convinced of this fact : but the critics appear to be agreed in rejecting the theory altogether . More direct and palpable proofs seem to be ...
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... written under the supposition that no one else would undertake to do the same thing better ; and it is published because it is believed that the duty is not yet sufficiently done ( and I know very well how inadequate is this attempt to ...
... written under the supposition that no one else would undertake to do the same thing better ; and it is published because it is believed that the duty is not yet sufficiently done ( and I know very well how inadequate is this attempt to ...
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... written instru- ments by making his mark ; and the same was the case with his mother , notwithstanding that she was descended of an ancient family of goodly estate . From the manner in which the name was written by members of the family ...
... written instru- ments by making his mark ; and the same was the case with his mother , notwithstanding that she was descended of an ancient family of goodly estate . From the manner in which the name was written by members of the family ...
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ancient appears Ben Jonson blood Boston cause conceive Court creation critics Cupid death dedicated Delia Bacon divine doth dream Earl Essay Essex existence eyes fable fact Folio Francis Bacon genius Globe Gray's Gray's Inn Hamlet hand hath heaven Henry VII Hist honour human ideas imagination Jonson Julius Cæsar kind King knowledge Lear learning letter London Lord Lordship Love's Labor's Lost Majesty Majesty's manner Masque matter Measure for Measure metaphysical mind Mont nature never night Othello person philosophy Plato play poet power of thought Prince printed quarto Queen Richard Richard II Shakes sonnets soul speak Spedding speech spirit stage story studies style Tempest theatre thee things thinking thou Timon Timon of Athens tion Troilus and Cressida true truth universe virtue wherein whole William Shakespeare Winter's Tale words writings written
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Page 323 - I, that am curtail'd of this fair proportion, Cheated of feature by dissembling nature, Deform'd, unfinish'd, sent before my time Into this breathing world, scarce half made up, And that so lamely and unfashionable That dogs bark at me as I halt by them...
Page 509 - The undiscover'd country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of...
Page 571 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not. Spirits are not finely touch'd...
Page 159 - For do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds, bellowing and neighing loud, Which is the hot condition of their blood ; If they but hear perchance a trumpet sound, Or any air of music touch their ears, You shall perceive them make a mutual stand, Their savage eyes turn'd to a modest gaze By the sweet power of music...
Page 557 - I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part And each particular hair to stand on end, Like quills upon the fretful porcupine : But this eternal blazon must not be To ears of flesh and blood.
Page 283 - Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee; Corruption wins not more than honesty. Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's...
Page 153 - Swift as a shadow, short as any dream ; Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and earth. And ere a man hath power to say, — Behold ! The jaws of darkness do devour it up : So quick bright things come to confusion.
Page 497 - Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?
Page 535 - O thou goddess, Thou divine Nature, how thyself thou blazon'st In these two princely boys ! They are as gentle As zephyrs, blowing below the violet, Not wagging his sweet head : and yet as rough, Their royal blood enchaf 'd, as the rud'st wind, That by the top doth take the mountain pine, And make him stoop to the vale.
Page 302 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake: Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. All: Double, double toil and trouble; Fire, burn; and, cauldron, bubble. Third Witch: Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf; Witches...