ShakspereMacmillan, 1893 - 167 pages |
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... give up twice its former yield ; the nobility , however fierce their private feuds and rivalries might be , gathered around the Queen as their centre . It was felt that England was a power in the continent of Europe . Men were in a ...
... give up twice its former yield ; the nobility , however fierce their private feuds and rivalries might be , gathered around the Queen as their centre . It was felt that England was a power in the continent of Europe . Men were in a ...
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... give immediate pleasure ; and , on the other hand , many particulars which would have seemed to a writer in his closet of essential importance , were found to be matters of indifference in an acting play that aimed at success rather ...
... give immediate pleasure ; and , on the other hand , many particulars which would have seemed to a writer in his closet of essential importance , were found to be matters of indifference in an acting play that aimed at success rather ...
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... give it the charm of at least partial novelty . The theatrical company having bought the manuscript of a play were naturally desirous to keep it for their own uses upon the stage , and were unwilling that it should pass into the hands ...
... give it the charm of at least partial novelty . The theatrical company having bought the manuscript of a play were naturally desirous to keep it for their own uses upon the stage , and were unwilling that it should pass into the hands ...
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... give a text superior to that of the Folio . Still the First Folio is of inestimable value , being , in some instances , more correct than the quartos , and containing seven- teen plays of which no quarto editions exist . " The Second ...
... give a text superior to that of the Folio . Still the First Folio is of inestimable value , being , in some instances , more correct than the quartos , and containing seven- teen plays of which no quarto editions exist . " The Second ...
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... gives to the verse something of the bounding life which Ulysses describes Diomed as showing in the manner of his gait : He rises on the toe ; that spirit of his In aspiration lifts him from the earth . It conduces to liveliness and ...
... gives to the verse something of the bounding life which Ulysses describes Diomed as showing in the manner of his gait : He rises on the toe ; that spirit of his In aspiration lifts him from the earth . It conduces to liveliness and ...
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