The Port Folio, Volume 2Editor and Asbury Dickens, 1809 - Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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Page 7
... spirit of his author's sentiments , as well as into the meaning of his words , he will not fail to deliver the words in properly varied notes , unless the natural inflexions of his voice be vitiated or distorted by provicial tones or ...
... spirit of his author's sentiments , as well as into the meaning of his words , he will not fail to deliver the words in properly varied notes , unless the natural inflexions of his voice be vitiated or distorted by provicial tones or ...
Page 26
... spirit , the soul of the comedy : the play was made for Falstaff , and not Falstaff for the play . As the players do not keep counsel , Sir John very candidly unfolds his own character and that of his companions . On Pistol's ...
... spirit , the soul of the comedy : the play was made for Falstaff , and not Falstaff for the play . As the players do not keep counsel , Sir John very candidly unfolds his own character and that of his companions . On Pistol's ...
Page 27
... spirit of gallantry and devotion . These effusions contain three essential requisites for a billet doux , and therefore may be considered admirable of their kind . In the first place , they are absolute nonsense ; secondly , they are ...
... spirit of gallantry and devotion . These effusions contain three essential requisites for a billet doux , and therefore may be considered admirable of their kind . In the first place , they are absolute nonsense ; secondly , they are ...
Page 49
... spirit be present with us , still the body is absent . We can secure the sad relics of a Nelson ; but those of an Abercrombie , or a Moore , are con signed to the custody of their enemies . Grave - the guardian of their dust ! Grave ...
... spirit be present with us , still the body is absent . We can secure the sad relics of a Nelson ; but those of an Abercrombie , or a Moore , are con signed to the custody of their enemies . Grave - the guardian of their dust ! Grave ...
Page 55
... spirit that has ex- isted in favour of those useful undertakings , turnpikes . In a country affording such an endless variety of modes of employing money advan- tageously , it would be insanity to expect that any very considerable ...
... spirit that has ex- isted in favour of those useful undertakings , turnpikes . In a country affording such an endless variety of modes of employing money advan- tageously , it would be insanity to expect that any very considerable ...
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