Shakspere: His Inner Life as Intimated in His WorksJ. Maxwell, 1865 - 521 pages |
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... doubt truly stated ; but it is probable that those " papers " were fair copies , not the original draughts ; such copies , in fact , as are now made for theatres of new plays , in order to their performance . The original draughts are ...
... doubt truly stated ; but it is probable that those " papers " were fair copies , not the original draughts ; such copies , in fact , as are now made for theatres of new plays , in order to their performance . The original draughts are ...
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... doubt has been recently thrown . The authorship of his works has been at- tributed to others , and nothing left to him but the temporary management of a theatre , and the occa- sional acting on its stage . The Shakspere , however , of ...
... doubt has been recently thrown . The authorship of his works has been at- tributed to others , and nothing left to him but the temporary management of a theatre , and the occa- sional acting on its stage . The Shakspere , however , of ...
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... doubts of either arise from imperfection in us , not in him . It is , indeed , the Platonic Logos , into whom his imagination has trans- formed the Removed Object of his poetic apostrophe . At length , the poet excuses his own ...
... doubts of either arise from imperfection in us , not in him . It is , indeed , the Platonic Logos , into whom his imagination has trans- formed the Removed Object of his poetic apostrophe . At length , the poet excuses his own ...
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... doubt such affirmations were , and are , and will be , offensive enough to the Charbons and Poysams of all ages ; still " the liberal man will The Influence of Scripture . 59 devise liberal things , 58 Inner Life of Shakspere .
... doubt such affirmations were , and are , and will be , offensive enough to the Charbons and Poysams of all ages ; still " the liberal man will The Influence of Scripture . 59 devise liberal things , 58 Inner Life of Shakspere .
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... doubt , that formed the basis of our poet's tragedy , though he is also indebted to Painter's work . All alike were indebted to Bandello , who wrote the story first in Italian , but borrowed it from a narrative written by Luigi da Porto ...
... doubt , that formed the basis of our poet's tragedy , though he is also indebted to Painter's work . All alike were indebted to Bandello , who wrote the story first in Italian , but borrowed it from a narrative written by Luigi da Porto ...
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Page 177 - Therefore the moon, the governess of floods, Pale in her anger, washes all the air, That rheumatic diseases do abound : And thorough this distemperature we see The seasons alter : hoary-headed frosts Fall in the fresh lap of the crimson rose, And on old Hiems' thin and icy crown An odorous chaplet of sweet summer buds Is, as in mockery, set.
Page 125 - O ! who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Caucasus ? Or cloy the hungry edge of appetite By bare imagination of a feast...
Page 273 - If the balance of our lives had not one scale of reason to poise another of sensuality, the blood and baseness of our natures would conduct us to most preposterous conclusions : but we have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts ; whereof I take this, that you call love, to be a sect or scion.
Page 492 - Which hides your life and shows not half your parts. If I could write the beauty of your eyes And in fresh numbers number all your graces, The age to come would say 'This poet lies; Such heavenly touches ne'er touch'd earthly faces.
Page 8 - Yet must I not give Nature all; thy art, My gentle Shakespeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's matter nature be, His art doth give the fashion; and, that he Who casts to write a living line, must sweat, (Such as thine are) and strike the second heat Upon the Muses...
Page 392 - Hence in a season of calm weather Though inland far we be, Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore.
Page 100 - t, that the opposed may beware of thee. Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice : Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment. Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not...
Page 221 - Sweet Swan of Avon! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James!
Page 44 - Sir, he hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book ; He hath not eat paper, as it were ; he hath not drunk ink ; his intellect is not replenished ; he is only an animal, only sensible in the duller parts...
Page 134 - Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. What do I fear? Myself? There's none else by. Richard loves Richard; that is, I am I. Is there a murderer here? No— yes, I am. Then fly. What, from myself? Great reason why— Lest I revenge. What, myself upon myself! Alack, I love myself. Wherefore? For any good That I myself have done unto myself? O, no! Alas, I rather hate myself For hateful deeds committed by myself!