King LearHeath, 1908 - 174 pages |
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Page xiii
... suggested by a recollection of them . None the less , the trend of the arguments , though inconclusive in themselves , is to support the date 1606 ; and as King Lear was acted before James at Christmas , 1606 , and as the plays ...
... suggested by a recollection of them . None the less , the trend of the arguments , though inconclusive in themselves , is to support the date 1606 ; and as King Lear was acted before James at Christmas , 1606 , and as the plays ...
Page xvii
... ' . It would appear that the exigencies of metre suggested ' Cordelia ' . Spenser was undoubtedly indebted to Holinshed for the story . 2 See i . 4. 207 . M 906 ) B matters . We seem to catch an echo now and INTRODUCTION xvii.
... ' . It would appear that the exigencies of metre suggested ' Cordelia ' . Spenser was undoubtedly indebted to Holinshed for the story . 2 See i . 4. 207 . M 906 ) B matters . We seem to catch an echo now and INTRODUCTION xvii.
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... suggests ii . 4. 159 , while the sentiment is the same as that expressed in ii . 4. 102-108 . It is probable , too , that Perillus's description of his master as " the mirror of mild patience " had some bearing on the finer phrase which ...
... suggests ii . 4. 159 , while the sentiment is the same as that expressed in ii . 4. 102-108 . It is probable , too , that Perillus's description of his master as " the mirror of mild patience " had some bearing on the finer phrase which ...
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... suggested by Mr. W. J. Craig , however , that gen- eration may here mean ' parents ' , as progeny does in Corio- lanus , i . 8. 12. " Though Purchas in his Pilgrimes has a curious passage mentioning different kinds of cannibalism , he ...
... suggested by Mr. W. J. Craig , however , that gen- eration may here mean ' parents ' , as progeny does in Corio- lanus , i . 8. 12. " Though Purchas in his Pilgrimes has a curious passage mentioning different kinds of cannibalism , he ...
Page 104
... suggested by the eclipses of the sun and moon in September and October , 1605. See Introduction , ( 2 ) . " " There is perhaps a reference to the Gunpowder Plot ( 5th Nov. 1605 ) in the words " in palaces , treason and " machi- nations ...
... suggested by the eclipses of the sun and moon in September and October , 1605. See Introduction , ( 2 ) . " " There is perhaps a reference to the Gunpowder Plot ( 5th Nov. 1605 ) in the words " in palaces , treason and " machi- nations ...
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Page 81 - And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you and know this man; Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant What place this is, and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me; For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia.
Page 12 - This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, — often the surfeit of our own behaviour, — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars...
Page 4 - The mysteries of Hecate, and the night ; By all the operation of the orbs From whom we do exist, and cease to be ; Here I disclaim all my paternal care, Propinquity and property of blood, And, as a stranger to my heart and me, Hold thee, from this, for ever.
Page 12 - These late eclipses in the sun and moon portend no good to us : Though the wisdom of nature can reason it thus and thus, yet nature finds itself scourged by the sequent effects...
Page 75 - Through tatter'd clothes small vices do appear; Robes and furr'd gowns hide all. Plate sin with gold, And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks: Arm it in rags, a pigmy's straw does pierce it.
Page 43 - Stain my man's cheeks! — No, you unnatural hags, I will have such revenges on you both, That all the world shall — I will do such things, — What they are, yet I know not ; but they shall be The terrors of the earth. You think, I'll weep; No, I'll not weep: — I have full cause of weeping ; but this heart Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws, Or ere I'll weep: — O, fool, I shall go mad!
Page 43 - Allow not nature more than nature needs, Man's life is cheap as beast's. Thou art a lady; If only to go warm were gorgeous, Why, nature needs not what thou gorgeous wear'st, Which scarcely keeps thee warm.
Page 2 - Tell me, my daughters (Since now we will divest us both of rule, Interest of territory, cares of state), Which of you shall we say doth love us most? That we our largest bounty may extend Where nature doth with merit challenge.
Page 75 - Thou must be patient ; we came crying hither : Thou know'st, the first time that we smell the air, We wawl and cry. I will preach to thee : mark. Glou. Alack, alack the day ! Lear. When we are born, we cry that we are come To this great stage of fools : this...
Page 71 - tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...