The Plays of William Shakespeare,: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. : with Glossarial Notes, and a Sketch of the Life of Shakspeare. : In Eight Volumes. ...Stereotyped by J. Howe--N. York. Philadelphia: Published by H.C. Carey, and I. Lea, and M'Carty & Davis, 1823 |
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... to whom he dedicated some of his poems ; and of King James , who wrote a very gracious letter to him with his own hand , probably in return for the compliment Shakspeare had paid to his majesty in the tragedy of Macbeth .
... to whom he dedicated some of his poems ; and of King James , who wrote a very gracious letter to him with his own hand , probably in return for the compliment Shakspeare had paid to his majesty in the tragedy of Macbeth .
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... church at Stratford , where a monument is placed in the wall , on which he is represented under an arch , in a sitting posture , a cushion spread before him , with a pen in his right hand , and his left rested on a scroll of paper .
... church at Stratford , where a monument is placed in the wall , on which he is represented under an arch , in a sitting posture , a cushion spread before him , with a pen in his right hand , and his left rested on a scroll of paper .
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You are a counsellor ; if you can command these elements to silence , and work the peace of the present1 , we will not hand a rope more ; use your authority . If you cannot , give thanks you have lived so long , and make yourself ready ...
You are a counsellor ; if you can command these elements to silence , and work the peace of the present1 , we will not hand a rope more ; use your authority . If you cannot , give thanks you have lived so long , and make yourself ready ...
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Lend thy hand , And pluck my magic garment from me . - So ; [ Lays down his mantle . Lie there my art . - Wipe thou thine eyes ; have comfort . The direful spectacle of the wreck , which touch'd The very virtue of compassion in thee ...
Lend thy hand , And pluck my magic garment from me . - So ; [ Lays down his mantle . Lie there my art . - Wipe thou thine eyes ; have comfort . The direful spectacle of the wreck , which touch'd The very virtue of compassion in thee ...
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Pro . So , slave ; hence ! [ Aside . [ Exit Caliban . Re - enter Ariel , invisible , playing and singing ; Ferdinand following him . ARIEL'S SONG . Come unto these yellow sands , And then take hands : Court'sied when you have ...
Pro . So , slave ; hence ! [ Aside . [ Exit Caliban . Re - enter Ariel , invisible , playing and singing ; Ferdinand following him . ARIEL'S SONG . Come unto these yellow sands , And then take hands : Court'sied when you have ...
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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, Esq. : with Glossarial Notes, and a Sketch of the Life of Shakspeare. : In Eight Volumes. ... The Plays of William Shakespeare,: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. : with Glossarial Notes, and a Sketch of the Life of Shakspeare. : In Eight Volumes, William Shakespeare Volume 1 of The Plays of William Shakspeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | George Steevens |
| Publisher | Stereotyped by J. Howe--N. York. Philadelphia: Published by H.C. Carey, and I. Lea, and M'Carty & Davis, 1823 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 19 Jun 2008 |
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