The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 1AMS Press, 1966 - Theater |
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Page 104
... labour is expended , with such importance of debate , and such solemnity of diction . To these I answer with confi- dence , that they are judging of an art which they do not understand ; yet cannot much reproach them with their ...
... labour is expended , with such importance of debate , and such solemnity of diction . To these I answer with confi- dence , that they are judging of an art which they do not understand ; yet cannot much reproach them with their ...
Page 147
... Labour's Lost , we know not in which of his comedies he can be said to be so : the ease and sprightliness of the dialogue in very many parts of it ; it's quick turns of wit , and the humour it abounds in ; and ( chiefly ) in those truly ...
... Labour's Lost , we know not in which of his comedies he can be said to be so : the ease and sprightliness of the dialogue in very many parts of it ; it's quick turns of wit , and the humour it abounds in ; and ( chiefly ) in those truly ...
Page 203
... Labour's Lost , Romeo and Juliet , Hamlet , The Two Parts of King Henry IV . King Richard II . King Rich- ard III . The Merchant of Venice , King Henry V. Much Ado About Nothing , The Merry Wives of Windsor , Troilus and Cressida , King ...
... Labour's Lost , Romeo and Juliet , Hamlet , The Two Parts of King Henry IV . King Richard II . King Rich- ard III . The Merchant of Venice , King Henry V. Much Ado About Nothing , The Merry Wives of Windsor , Troilus and Cressida , King ...
Contents
ROMEO AND JULIET | 12 |
AS YOU LIKE | 83 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 121 |
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