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... perhaps than that of any of his fellow- dramatists . In these latter times , when a well - known economical principle has generally asserted itself even in the domains of art and literature , few authors are wont to excel equally in ...
... perhaps than that of any of his fellow- dramatists . In these latter times , when a well - known economical principle has generally asserted itself even in the domains of art and literature , few authors are wont to excel equally in ...
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... perhaps the time has arrived for judging Chapman fairly as a dramatist , now that both the merits and the shortcomings of his translation of Homer have come to be more thoroughly examined and appreciated . " Georgius Chapmannus Homeri ...
... perhaps the time has arrived for judging Chapman fairly as a dramatist , now that both the merits and the shortcomings of his translation of Homer have come to be more thoroughly examined and appreciated . " Georgius Chapmannus Homeri ...
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... perhaps because of the ambassador's natural objection to the production of his royal master in person on the stage , under however favourable a light . In his protest the am- bassador was probably merely urging the explication of the ...
... perhaps because of the ambassador's natural objection to the production of his royal master in person on the stage , under however favourable a light . In his protest the am- bassador was probably merely urging the explication of the ...
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... perhaps an even more exceptional merit ; nor is there any reason why , certain omissions being made , this admirable comedy should not have kept the stage to the present day1 . With Shirley , the last of the more noteworthy among the ...
... perhaps an even more exceptional merit ; nor is there any reason why , certain omissions being made , this admirable comedy should not have kept the stage to the present day1 . With Shirley , the last of the more noteworthy among the ...
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... perhaps always equally trust- worthy , speaks of Dekker as ' having poetry enough for anything . ' Touches of true pathos are indeed occasionally perceptible in this writer ; his lyrical gift , though it has possibly been overrated , is ...
... perhaps always equally trust- worthy , speaks of Dekker as ' having poetry enough for anything . ' Touches of true pathos are indeed occasionally perceptible in this writer ; his lyrical gift , though it has possibly been overrated , is ...
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Page 230 - Hence, all you vain delights, As short as are the nights, Wherein you spend your folly : There's nought in this life sweet If man were wise to see't, But only melancholy, O sweetest Melancholy...
Page 527 - O gracious God! how far have we Profaned thy heavenly gift of Poesy! Made prostitute and profligate the Muse, Debased to each obscene and impious use, Whose harmony was first ordained above, For tongues of angels and for hymns of love!
Page 204 - All, all of a piece throughout ; Thy chase had a beast in view : Thy wars brought nothing about ; Thy lovers were all untrue. 'Tis well an old age is out, And time to begin a new.
Page 78 - Shakspeare have neither child of their own, nor seem to be descended from any parent. They are foul Anomalies, of whom we know not whence they are sprung, nor whether they have beginning or ending. As they are without human passions, so they seem to be without human relations. They come with thunder and lightning, and vanish to airy musiC. This is all we know of them. Except Hecate, they have no names ; which heightens their mysteriousness.
Page 77 - Those originate deeds of blood and begin bad impulses to men. From the moment that their eyes first meet with Macbeth's, he is spell-bound. That meeting sways his destiny. He can never break the fascination. These witches can hurt the body ; those have power over the soul.