The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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... learning , solid but slow in his performances , Shakspeare , like the latter , lesser in bulk , but lighter in sailing , could turn with all tides , tack about , and take advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention ...
... learning , solid but slow in his performances , Shakspeare , like the latter , lesser in bulk , but lighter in sailing , could turn with all tides , tack about , and take advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention ...
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... Learning of Shakspeare Appendix to Mr. Colman's Translation of Terence Ancient Translations from Classical Authors . . . . List of detached Criticisms on Shakspeare , & c . Shakspeare , Ford , and Jonson . Mr. Rowe's Life of Shakspeare ...
... Learning of Shakspeare Appendix to Mr. Colman's Translation of Terence Ancient Translations from Classical Authors . . . . List of detached Criticisms on Shakspeare , & c . Shakspeare , Ford , and Jonson . Mr. Rowe's Life of Shakspeare ...
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... learning , or some cast of the models , of those before him . The poetry of Shak- speare was inspiration indeed : he is not so much an imi- tator as an instrument , of nature ; and it is not so just to say that he speaks from her , as ...
... learning , or some cast of the models , of those before him . The poetry of Shak- speare was inspiration indeed : he is not so much an imi- tator as an instrument , of nature ; and it is not so just to say that he speaks from her , as ...
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... learning into vogue : and that this was not done without difficulty , may appear from those frequent lessons ( and indeed almost declama- tions ) which he was forced to prefix to his first plays , and put into the mouth of his actors ...
... learning into vogue : and that this was not done without difficulty , may appear from those frequent lessons ( and indeed almost declama- tions ) which he was forced to prefix to his first plays , and put into the mouth of his actors ...
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... learning proceeded from no better ground . This too might be thought a praise by some , and to this his errors have as injudiciously been ascribed by others . For ' tis / certain , were it true , it would concern but a small part of ...
... learning proceeded from no better ground . This too might be thought a praise by some , and to this his errors have as injudiciously been ascribed by others . For ' tis / certain , were it true , it would concern but a small part of ...
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