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... wish to design from him , to view such engra- vings ; as from some of them , there may perhaps be caught some idea worth improving on . I have therefore at the end of the few plays which are treated of in the ensuing tract ( and in ...
... wish to design from him , to view such engra- vings ; as from some of them , there may perhaps be caught some idea worth improving on . I have therefore at the end of the few plays which are treated of in the ensuing tract ( and in ...
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... wish were looked at ; it is printed at Amsterdam and Paris , 1771 - the tail - piece to Hamlet , to the Winter's Tale , and to Richard III . in the last quarto edition of Hanmer -- the title page , and p . 22 , of Nouvelle Traduction ...
... wish were looked at ; it is printed at Amsterdam and Paris , 1771 - the tail - piece to Hamlet , to the Winter's Tale , and to Richard III . in the last quarto edition of Hanmer -- the title page , and p . 22 , of Nouvelle Traduction ...
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... wish to throw in my mite of service towards that undertaking , which is now formed in ho- nour of our poet . And if any one can suggest thoughts which may save trouble to the conductors ; it is proper they should be communicated before ...
... wish to throw in my mite of service towards that undertaking , which is now formed in ho- nour of our poet . And if any one can suggest thoughts which may save trouble to the conductors ; it is proper they should be communicated before ...
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... wish to select the Head - piece from page 352 - and it may be an etching of the portrait of Coriolanus , as he appears in that page , at the moment of faying Pluto and hell ! -and though there may be no neceffity to represent him as ...
... wish to select the Head - piece from page 352 - and it may be an etching of the portrait of Coriolanus , as he appears in that page , at the moment of faying Pluto and hell ! -and though there may be no neceffity to represent him as ...
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... wish the figure of Sly might be given from his idea of it * . * A VERY droll print of village sociality , might be taken by Mr. Bunbury , from p . 412. It might represent this worthy tinker , at Marian Hacket's of Wincot , with Stephen ...
... wish the figure of Sly might be given from his idea of it * . * A VERY droll print of village sociality , might be taken by Mr. Bunbury , from p . 412. It might represent this worthy tinker , at Marian Hacket's of Wincot , with Stephen ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 90 - My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.
Seite 124 - Death, that hath suck'd the honey of thy breath. Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty: Thou art not conquer'd; beauty's ensign yet Is crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks. And death's pale flag is not advanced there.
Seite 124 - How oft when men are at the point of death Have they been merry ! which their keepers call A lightning before death...
Seite xxviii - This pencil take (she said), whose colours clear Richly paint the vernal year : Thine too these golden keys, immortal Boy ! This can unlock the gates of joy ; Of horror that...
Seite 20 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
Seite 58 - A' made a finer end and went away an it had been any christom child; a' parted even just between twelve and one, even at the turning o' the tide: for after I saw him fumble with the sheets and play with flowers and smile upon his fingers...
Seite 88 - O, speak again, bright angel ! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head, As is a winged messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wond'ring eyes Of mortals, that fall back to gaze on him, When he bestrides the lazy-pacing clouds, And sails upon the bosom of the air.
Seite 86 - It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
Seite 49 - 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...
Seite 108 - Among the English, Shakespear has incomparably excelled all others. That noble extravagance of fancy, which he had in so great perfection, thoroughly qualified him to touch this weak superstitious part of his reader's imagination ; and made him capable of succeeding, where he had nothing to support him besides the strength of his own genius.