Memoirs of the life of William Shakespeare, with an essay toward the expression of his genius, and an account of the rise and progress of the English dramaLittle, Brown,, 1865 - 425 Seiten |
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... probably not until a full year after , the death of the young lady's father , by which event she be- came the inheritress of a pretty fortune in posses- sion and in reversion . Her father had bequeathed her a farm , of between fifty and ...
... probably not until a full year after , the death of the young lady's father , by which event she be- came the inheritress of a pretty fortune in posses- sion and in reversion . Her father had bequeathed her a farm , of between fifty and ...
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... probably per- formed that office . Of the day of William Shake- speare's birth there exists , and probably there was made , no record . Why should it have been other- wise ? He was only the son of a Warwickshire yeoman , a burgess of a ...
... probably per- formed that office . Of the day of William Shake- speare's birth there exists , and probably there was made , no record . Why should it have been other- wise ? He was only the son of a Warwickshire yeoman , a burgess of a ...
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... probably for fear of infection . On this occasion he gave twelvepence for the relief of poor sufferers . The highest sum given was seven shillings and fourpence , the lowest , six- pence ; and there were but two burgesses who gave more ...
... probably for fear of infection . On this occasion he gave twelvepence for the relief of poor sufferers . The highest sum given was seven shillings and fourpence , the lowest , six- pence ; and there were but two burgesses who gave more ...
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... probably in a wayside ale - house , boatman's cabin , or blacksmith's forge at a ford of the Avon River , on which it stands , it grew slowly to an insignificant size through long centuries . The Avon is one of those gently flowing ...
... probably in a wayside ale - house , boatman's cabin , or blacksmith's forge at a ford of the Avon River , on which it stands , it grew slowly to an insignificant size through long centuries . The Avon is one of those gently flowing ...
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... probably a man entirely given up to study . Both , we may be sure , would speak very lightly of the Latin and Greek of many men now - a - days who have well earned their degree of Master of Arts , and who can make good use of their ...
... probably a man entirely given up to study . Both , we may be sure , would speak very lightly of the Latin and Greek of many men now - a - days who have well earned their degree of Master of Arts , and who can make good use of their ...
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Seite 299 - fore the king, The throne he sits on, nor the tide of pomp That beats upon the high shore of this world, No, not all these, thrice-gorgeous ceremony, Not all these, laid in bed majestical, Can sleep so soundly as the wretched slave; Who, with a body fill'd, and vacant mind, -Gets him to rest, cramm'd with distressful bread...
Seite 252 - But, look, the morn, in -russet mantle clad, Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill...
Seite 34 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; "Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.
Seite 298 - All murder'd: for within the hollow crown That rounds the mortal temples of a king Keeps Death his court and there the antic sits, Scoffing his state and grinning at his pomp...
Seite 151 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one (from whence they came) Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life...
Seite 85 - The First part of the Contention betwixt the two famous Houses of Yorke and Lancaster...
Seite 215 - The moon shines bright : — In such a night as this, When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees, And they did make no noise ; in such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Trojan walls, And sigh'd his soul toward the Grecian tents, Where Cressid lay that night.
Seite 275 - Let him go, Gertrude; do not fear our person: There's such divinity doth hedge a king, That treason can but peep to what it would, Acts little of his will.
Seite 129 - I loved the man, and do honour his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions, wherein he flowed with that facility that sometimes it was necessary he should be stopped.
Seite 280 - Cassio appears, at the end of the first and the beginning of the second...