The life of Shakspeare; enquiries into the originality of his dramatic plots and characters; and essays on the ancient theatres and theatrical usages |
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Pagina 13
... tion of the attentive husband on handing his lady into the ark ; " Take thou that for thy note , " with the dutiful accompaniment of a box on the ear , is the eloquent rejoinder of the mother of the modern world . These productions ...
... tion of the attentive husband on handing his lady into the ark ; " Take thou that for thy note , " with the dutiful accompaniment of a box on the ear , is the eloquent rejoinder of the mother of the modern world . These productions ...
Pagina 15
... tion , of royalty , powerfully aided the introduc- tion of the drama . Appropriately habited , his- torical and allegorical characters represented stories in dumb - shew on temporary moveable stages in the streets . In the reign of ...
... tion , of royalty , powerfully aided the introduc- tion of the drama . Appropriately habited , his- torical and allegorical characters represented stories in dumb - shew on temporary moveable stages in the streets . In the reign of ...
Pagina 28
... tion to the mention of an exhibition little to have been expected on the ancient stage ; " hunters that made cry after the fox ( let loose in the coorte , ) with their hounds , hornes , and hallowing in the play of Narcissus , which ...
... tion to the mention of an exhibition little to have been expected on the ancient stage ; " hunters that made cry after the fox ( let loose in the coorte , ) with their hounds , hornes , and hallowing in the play of Narcissus , which ...
Pagina 34
... tion of an audience , the next care of the manager was to announce to the public the entertainment prepared for them . For this purpose he availed himself of the multiplicity of posts , which for- merly encumbered the streets of the ...
... tion of an audience , the next care of the manager was to announce to the public the entertainment prepared for them . For this purpose he availed himself of the multiplicity of posts , which for- merly encumbered the streets of the ...
Pagina 45
... tion the names of the actors , but not to distin- guish the character which each player performed . The name of Shakspeare frequently occurs , but it is only further known that he was the representa- tive of Adam in As You Like It.t In ...
... tion the names of the actors , but not to distin- guish the character which each player performed . The name of Shakspeare frequently occurs , but it is only further known that he was the representa- tive of Adam in As You Like It.t In ...
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The Life of Shakespeare: Enquiries Into the Originality of His ..., Volumul 1 Augustine Skottowe Vizualizare completă - 1824 |
The Life of Shakespeare: Enquiries Into the Originality of His ..., Volumul 1 Augustine Skottowe Vizualizare completă - 1824 |
The Life of Shakespeare: Enquiries Into the Originality of His ..., Volumul 1 Augustine Skottowe Vizualizare completă - 1824 |
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action Antony appears assigned authority Banquo beauty brother Brutus Cæsar Cassio character Cinthio circumstances comedy Comedy of Errors command Cordelia Coriolanus court crime crown Cymbeline daughter death Desdemona devil displayed doth drama dramatist Duke effect exhibited fairies Falstaff father favour fear folio friar friends Guiderius Hamlet hand hath heart Henry Holinshed honour husband Iago Imogen incident John Shakspeare Juliet Julius Cæsar king lady Lear Leir lord lover Macbeth Malone marriage Measure for Measure ment mind mistress murder nature never night noble novel old play original Othello passage passion person plot Plutarch poem poet poet's possession prince Promos Prospero quarto queen racter Richard Robert Arden Romeo Rosader Saladyne scene servant Shak Shakspeare Shakspeare's Sir Thomas speare spirits stage Steevens story Stratford tale theatre thee Thomas Lucy thou thought Timon tion unto virtue wife witches woman
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Pagina 193 - Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night', Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand, Cancel, and tear to pieces, that great bond Which keeps me pale ! — Light thickens ; and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood : Good things of day begin to droop and drowse, Whiles night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
Pagina 159 - tis strange : And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths : Win -us with honest trifles, to betray us In deepest consequence.
Pagina 65 - I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was indeed honest, and of an. open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions...
Pagina 234 - In her days, every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants ; and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours.
Pagina 260 - With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries ; The honey bags steal from the humble-bees, And, for night-tapers, crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glowworm's eyes...
Pagina 269 - Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Pagina 254 - He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.
Pagina 156 - The night has been unruly : where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down ; and, as they say, Lamentings heard i...
Pagina 73 - I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war. Master Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. CVL, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Pagina 153 - I'll sup. Farewell. Poins. Farewell, my lord. [Exit POINS. P. Hen. I know you all, and will a while uphold The unyok'd humour of your idleness : Yet herein will I imitate the sun, Who doth permit the base contagious clouds ' To smother up his beauty from the world...