The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: Illustrated ; Embracing a Life of the Poet, and Notes, Original and Selected, Volume 1Phillips, Sampson, 1850 - 38 pages |
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Page xiv
... mean and servile occupation , thus assigned to him , was incompat- ible with his circumstances , even in their present afflicted state ; and his relations and connections , though far from wealthy , were yet too remote from absolute ...
... mean and servile occupation , thus assigned to him , was incompat- ible with his circumstances , even in their present afflicted state ; and his relations and connections , though far from wealthy , were yet too remote from absolute ...
Page xix
... means of knowing the fact , that the peer gave at one time to his favored Dramatist the magnificent present of a thousand pounds . This is rejected by Malone as an extravagant exaggeration ; and because the donation is said to have been ...
... means of knowing the fact , that the peer gave at one time to his favored Dramatist the magnificent present of a thousand pounds . This is rejected by Malone as an extravagant exaggeration ; and because the donation is said to have been ...
Page xxi
... means of bounty for the reward of talents and of learn- ing . Honor , in short , was all that Shakspeare gained by the favor of two successive sovereigns , each of them versed in literature , each of them fond of the drama , and each of ...
... means of bounty for the reward of talents and of learn- ing . Honor , in short , was all that Shakspeare gained by the favor of two successive sovereigns , each of them versed in literature , each of them fond of the drama , and each of ...
Page xxiv
... means of easy life , and he sought from them nothing more . This insensibility in our Author to the offspring of his brain may be the subject of our wonder or admi- ration ; but its consequences have been calamitous to those who in ...
... means of easy life , and he sought from them nothing more . This insensibility in our Author to the offspring of his brain may be the subject of our wonder or admi- ration ; but its consequences have been calamitous to those who in ...
Page xxv
... means in their power , to snatch themselves from that oblivion to which Nature had devoted them . It would be unjust , however , to defraud these gentlemen of their proper praise . They have read for men of talents ; and , by their ...
... means in their power , to snatch themselves from that oblivion to which Nature had devoted them . It would be unjust , however , to defraud these gentlemen of their proper praise . They have read for men of talents ; and , by their ...
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