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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... nature , it proceeded through Ægyptian strainers and channels , and came to him not without some tincture of the ... nature ; and it is not so just to say that he speaks from her , as that she speaks through him . His characters ...
... nature , it proceeded through Ægyptian strainers and channels , and came to him not without some tincture of the ... nature ; and it is not so just to say that he speaks from her , as that she speaks through him . His characters ...
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... nature is only the power of using to any certain purpose the ma- terials which diligence procures , or opportunity supplies . Nature gives no man knowledge , and when images are collected by study and experience , can only assist in ...
... nature is only the power of using to any certain purpose the ma- terials which diligence procures , or opportunity supplies . Nature gives no man knowledge , and when images are collected by study and experience , can only assist in ...
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... nature draw . Rowe . In such an age immortal Shakspeare wrote , By no quaint rules nor hamp'ring criticks taught ; With rough majestick force he mov'd the heart , And strength and nature made amends for art . Ibid . To claim attention ...
... nature draw . Rowe . In such an age immortal Shakspeare wrote , By no quaint rules nor hamp'ring criticks taught ; With rough majestick force he mov'd the heart , And strength and nature made amends for art . Ibid . To claim attention ...
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