Shakspere: His Inner Life as Intimated in His WorksJ. Maxwell, 1865 - 521 pages |
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... scenes of Europe homage owe : He was not of an age , but for all time . ” Marvellous was the greatness of Jonson , that could so sympathise with the greatness of a contemporary . It is observable also , that he gives Shakspere credit ...
... scenes of Europe homage owe : He was not of an age , but for all time . ” Marvellous was the greatness of Jonson , that could so sympathise with the greatness of a contemporary . It is observable also , that he gives Shakspere credit ...
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... scene is grave and poetic both in style and subject . Already we may note a great improvement in Shakspere's versification . It has become bold and free , nervous and masculine . In place , too , of the capricious sentimentalities of ...
... scene is grave and poetic both in style and subject . Already we may note a great improvement in Shakspere's versification . It has become bold and free , nervous and masculine . In place , too , of the capricious sentimentalities of ...
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... scene , and make a development needful , that prolongs the treatment beyond the limits of patient attention . In the course of his dramatic practice , Shakspere was taught a wiser economy , and also learned the advantage of adding to ...
... scene , and make a development needful , that prolongs the treatment beyond the limits of patient attention . In the course of his dramatic practice , Shakspere was taught a wiser economy , and also learned the advantage of adding to ...
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... scene , and interprets by it every incident . This Spanish Tragedy was a great favourite , and the players were accustomed from time to time to get new scenes added to it ; some of which are supposed to have been composed by Ben Jonson ...
... scene , and interprets by it every incident . This Spanish Tragedy was a great favourite , and the players were accustomed from time to time to get new scenes added to it ; some of which are supposed to have been composed by Ben Jonson ...
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... scenes and the play scene are doubtless derived from Kyd's tragedy . As to the real state of Hamlet's mind , it may be gathered from his readiness to assume madness . This shows a sym- pathy with the infirmity , such as proverbially ...
... scenes and the play scene are doubtless derived from Kyd's tragedy . As to the real state of Hamlet's mind , it may be gathered from his readiness to assume madness . This shows a sym- pathy with the infirmity , such as proverbially ...
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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!