The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, Volume 3 |
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A king of Apulia sends his daughter to be married to the son of an emperor of Rome . After some adventures , ( which are nothing to the present purpose , ) she is brought before the emperor , who says to her , " Puella , propter amorem ...
A king of Apulia sends his daughter to be married to the son of an emperor of Rome . After some adventures , ( which are nothing to the present purpose , ) she is brought before the emperor , who says to her , " Puella , propter amorem ...
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... yet so old But she may learn ; and happier than this , She is not bred so dull but she can learn ; Happiest of all , is , that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed , As from her lord , her governor , her king .
... yet so old But she may learn ; and happier than this , She is not bred so dull but she can learn ; Happiest of all , is , that her gentle spirit Commits itself to yours to be directed , As from her lord , her governor , her king .
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So doth the greater glory dim the less : A substitute shines brightly as a king , Until a king be by ; and then his state Empties itself , as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters . Musick ! hark ! Ner .
So doth the greater glory dim the less : A substitute shines brightly as a king , Until a king be by ; and then his state Empties itself , as doth an inland brook Into the main of waters . Musick ! hark ! Ner .
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Swashing blow is mentioned in Romeo and Juliet ; and in King Henry V. the Boy says : — “ As young as I am , I have observed these three swashers ; " meaning Nym , Pistol , and Bardolph . -- ACT II . SCENE I. The Forest of Arden .
Swashing blow is mentioned in Romeo and Juliet ; and in King Henry V. the Boy says : — “ As young as I am , I have observed these three swashers ; " meaning Nym , Pistol , and Bardolph . -- ACT II . SCENE I. The Forest of Arden .
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The comic business appears to be entirely of his own formation . STEEVENS . This comedy , I imagine , was written in 1598. MALONE . PERSONS REPRESENTED.1 King of France . Duke of Florence . S 2 * ...
The comic business appears to be entirely of his own formation . STEEVENS . This comedy , I imagine , was written in 1598. MALONE . PERSONS REPRESENTED.1 King of France . Duke of Florence . S 2 * ...
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a ..., Volume 3 The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | George Steevens |
| Illustrated by | Henry Fuseli |
| Publisher | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1805 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2011 |
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