The dramatic works of William Shakespeare, with copious glossarial notes and biogr. notice [by R. Inglis]. |
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... now are ended . These our actors , As I foretold you , were all spirits , and Are melted into air , into thin air : And , like the baseless fabric of this vision , The cloud - capp'd towers , the gorgeous palaces , The solemn temples ...
... now are ended . These our actors , As I foretold you , were all spirits , and Are melted into air , into thin air : And , like the baseless fabric of this vision , The cloud - capp'd towers , the gorgeous palaces , The solemn temples ...
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