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Page xxvi
He is skilfully conceived , and judiciously elevated to the subject : his incidental glances at the moody and ominous meditations of Orgilus prove that the author meant to invest him with something of the prophetic character ; and his ...
He is skilfully conceived , and judiciously elevated to the subject : his incidental glances at the moody and ominous meditations of Orgilus prove that the author meant to invest him with something of the prophetic character ; and his ...
Page ci
When Bassanes sees the blood spring from the punctured arm of Orgilus , he exclaims" It sparkles like a lusty wine new broach'd ; The vessel must be sound from which it issues . " Is this at all applicable ? But what folly can equal Mr.
When Bassanes sees the blood spring from the punctured arm of Orgilus , he exclaims" It sparkles like a lusty wine new broach'd ; The vessel must be sound from which it issues . " Is this at all applicable ? But what folly can equal Mr.
Page civ
... alacrity as nature And custom did delight in . as nature And custom took delight in . Why was this silly change ? G. 286. W.263 . - Exit Orgilus . Orgilus is the chief speaker in the scene ! Read , with the author , Exit Prophilus .
... alacrity as nature And custom did delight in . as nature And custom took delight in . Why was this silly change ? G. 286. W.263 . - Exit Orgilus . Orgilus is the chief speaker in the scene ! Read , with the author , Exit Prophilus .
Page cxiii
Orgilus means to say ' I will look that they be safe . ' 973 This is a repetition of the intrepid ignorance noticed before . ( p . xcviii . ) The old copy distinctly reads , " I'll locke the bodies safe , " and accordingly Orgilus turns ...
Orgilus means to say ' I will look that they be safe . ' 973 This is a repetition of the intrepid ignorance noticed before . ( p . xcviii . ) The old copy distinctly reads , " I'll locke the bodies safe , " and accordingly Orgilus turns ...
Page cxiv
The arms of Orgilus are bound , and pieces of tape tied round the elbows . He receives a stick in each arm . " This ingenious stage direction is the production of our critic . Instead , however , of taking credit for it , as he ought to ...
The arms of Orgilus are bound , and pieces of tape tied round the elbows . He receives a stick in each arm . " This ingenious stage direction is the production of our critic . Instead , however , of taking credit for it , as he ought to ...
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