The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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... genius , that rank in Europe which the feebler muse of France had so long exclusively and unjustly usurped . It was the object of Mr. Malone , from which he never deviated , to furnish the reader , as far as it was possible , with the ...
... genius , that rank in Europe which the feebler muse of France had so long exclusively and unjustly usurped . It was the object of Mr. Malone , from which he never deviated , to furnish the reader , as far as it was possible , with the ...
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... genius . We shall now find his powers gradually developed as his knowledge became more extensive , and his judgment matured . In his first essays he will appear seemingly unconscious of his strength , assimilating himself , in some ...
... genius . We shall now find his powers gradually developed as his knowledge became more extensive , and his judgment matured . In his first essays he will appear seemingly unconscious of his strength , assimilating himself , in some ...
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... genius of Shakspeare ; but it is in Germany , above all , that the highest enthusiasm has been excited on the subject of his works . The most distinguished writers of that country have contended with each other in offering homage to his ...
... genius of Shakspeare ; but it is in Germany , above all , that the highest enthusiasm has been excited on the subject of his works . The most distinguished writers of that country have contended with each other in offering homage to his ...
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... genius ; and so nearly his contemporary as to have the means of ascer- taining , either by his own recollection , or from others , how far it was correct . Of Betterton , Mr. Steevens has said nothing , but proceeds per saltum to the ...
... genius ; and so nearly his contemporary as to have the means of ascer- taining , either by his own recollection , or from others , how far it was correct . Of Betterton , Mr. Steevens has said nothing , but proceeds per saltum to the ...
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... genius of which it was the representative ; and I well remember that , when I was a boy , its production was not unfrequently a very ac- ceptable reward of my good behaviour . After my mother's death , I sought in vain for this and some ...
... genius of which it was the representative ; and I well remember that , when I was a boy , its production was not unfrequently a very ac- ceptable reward of my good behaviour . After my mother's death , I sought in vain for this and some ...
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