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... poets besides Homer . His tragedy of Caesar and Pompey was his last work published in his life - time ( 1631 ) ; in ... poet . ' And so far as can be judged from the dramatic works which I now proceed to review , the qualities which are ...
... poets besides Homer . His tragedy of Caesar and Pompey was his last work published in his life - time ( 1631 ) ; in ... poet . ' And so far as can be judged from the dramatic works which I now proceed to review , the qualities which are ...
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... poetic power and grace , and exhibit , it must be allowed , too much of what King Henry humorously calls ( in Savoy ) ' wit of the true Pierian spring That can make any thing of any thing ' . ' And the author appears too anxious to ...
... poetic power and grace , and exhibit , it must be allowed , too much of what King Henry humorously calls ( in Savoy ) ' wit of the true Pierian spring That can make any thing of any thing ' . ' And the author appears too anxious to ...
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... poet a strange recklessness of feeling with regard to the institution of marriage , which he makes his lovers set at defiance . Their secret love is discovered by the Duke ; Vincentio is mortally wounded by the eager Medice ; and ...
... poet a strange recklessness of feeling with regard to the institution of marriage , which he makes his lovers set at defiance . Their secret love is discovered by the Duke ; Vincentio is mortally wounded by the eager Medice ; and ...
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... Poet , contributed an account of the Sea - Fights and Fire - Workes ' ( accompanied by verses ) entitled Heaven's Blessing and Earth's Joy . 3 Vol . i . p . 525 . * Vide infra , under Dekker . ( and Jon- son ) ' s East- ward Ho ( pr ...
... Poet , contributed an account of the Sea - Fights and Fire - Workes ' ( accompanied by verses ) entitled Heaven's Blessing and Earth's Joy . 3 Vol . i . p . 525 . * Vide infra , under Dekker . ( and Jon- son ) ' s East- ward Ho ( pr ...
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... poetic literature , there is no proof of his learning having extended over so wide a range as that of Ben Jonson , whose ... poet at the same period of his career . THOMAS DEKKER . 37 Dekker ( 1570 circ to 1640 36 THE LATER ELISABETHANS .
... poetic literature , there is no proof of his learning having extended over so wide a range as that of Ben Jonson , whose ... poet at the same period of his career . THOMAS DEKKER . 37 Dekker ( 1570 circ to 1640 36 THE LATER ELISABETHANS .
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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.