The Beauties of Shakspeare: Regularly Selected from Each Play ; with a General Index, Digesting Them Under Proper HeadsC. Whittingham, 1818 - 378 pages |
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Page ix
... young , the gay , and the passionate ; while these will esteem as dull and languid , the sober saws of morality , and the home - felt observa- tions of experience . However , as it was my business to collect for readers of all tastes ...
... young , the gay , and the passionate ; while these will esteem as dull and languid , the sober saws of morality , and the home - felt observa- tions of experience . However , as it was my business to collect for readers of all tastes ...
Page xxix
... young . This Wm . being inclined natu- rally to poetry and acting came to London , I guesse about 18 , and was an actor at one of the play - houses , and did acte exceedingly well . Now B. Jonson never was a good actor , but an ...
... young . This Wm . being inclined natu- rally to poetry and acting came to London , I guesse about 18 , and was an actor at one of the play - houses , and did acte exceedingly well . Now B. Jonson never was a good actor , but an ...
Page xxxvi
... Young , and Kean : and those performers have derived no small portion of their justly acquired fame , from the ex- quisite and powerful writings of the bard of Avon . Whilst the one may be considered as the creator of thought and ...
... Young , and Kean : and those performers have derived no small portion of their justly acquired fame , from the ex- quisite and powerful writings of the bard of Avon . Whilst the one may be considered as the creator of thought and ...
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... young lords ; but they may jest Till their own scorn return to them unnoted , Ere they can hide their levity in honour . So like a courtier , contempt nor bitterness Were in his pride or sharpness ; if they were , His equal had awak'd ...
... young lords ; but they may jest Till their own scorn return to them unnoted , Ere they can hide their levity in honour . So like a courtier , contempt nor bitterness Were in his pride or sharpness ; if they were , His equal had awak'd ...
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... young , wise , fair ; In these to nature she's immediate heir ; And these breed honour : that is honour's scorn , Which challenges itself as honour's born , And is not like the sire : Honours best thrive , When rather from our acts we ...
... young , wise , fair ; In these to nature she's immediate heir ; And these breed honour : that is honour's scorn , Which challenges itself as honour's born , And is not like the sire : Honours best thrive , When rather from our acts we ...
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Ajax arms art thou bear beauty Ben Jonson blood bosom breath brow Brutus Cæsar cheek CORIOLANUS crown Cymbeline dead dear death deed doth dream ears earth eyes fair FALSTAFF father fear fire fool foul Francis Collins friends gentle give gods grief hand hath head hear heart heaven honour Iago Jonson king kiss Lady lips live Locrine London Prodigal look lord lov'd love's lover Macb Macd maid Malone melancholy Midsummer Night's Dream moon nature ne'er never night noble o'er passion pity play poet poor prince queen racters Robert Arden Shakspeare Shakspeare's shame sing sleep smile sorrow soul speak spirit Stratford Susanna Hall swear sweet tears tell thee thine thing thou art thou hast thought tongue true vex'd virtue weep wife William D'Avenant wind woman words youth