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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... language and history , require that our ancient writings should be diligently reviewed . There is no age which has not produced some works that deserved to be remembered ; and as words and phrases are only understood by comparing them ...
... language and history , require that our ancient writings should be diligently reviewed . There is no age which has not produced some works that deserved to be remembered ; and as words and phrases are only understood by comparing them ...
Page 197
... language was yet unformed , when the meaning of our phrases was yet in fluctuation , when words were adopted at pleasure from the neighbouring languages , and while the Saxon was still visibly mingled in our diction . The reader is ...
... language was yet unformed , when the meaning of our phrases was yet in fluctuation , when words were adopted at pleasure from the neighbouring languages , and while the Saxon was still visibly mingled in our diction . The reader is ...
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... language . His compound epithets , his bold metaphors , the energy of his expressions , the harmony of his numbers , all these render the language of Shakspeare one of his principal beauties . Unfortunately none of his letters , or ...
... language . His compound epithets , his bold metaphors , the energy of his expressions , the harmony of his numbers , all these render the language of Shakspeare one of his principal beauties . Unfortunately none of his letters , or ...
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