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 6 |
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On this occasion it appears in the form of a poem entitled , The tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliet : It was republished in 1587 , under the same title : 66 Contayning in it a rare Example of true Constancie : with the subtill ...
On this occasion it appears in the form of a poem entitled , The tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliet : It was republished in 1587 , under the same title : 66 Contayning in it a rare Example of true Constancie : with the subtill ...
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His novel did not appear till some years after his death ; being first printed at Venice in 1535 , with the following title : " Hystoria Novella mente Ritrovata di dui nobili Amanti : Con la loro Pietosa Morte Intervenuta gia nella ...
His novel did not appear till some years after his death ; being first printed at Venice in 1535 , with the following title : " Hystoria Novella mente Ritrovata di dui nobili Amanti : Con la loro Pietosa Morte Intervenuta gia nella ...
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This mode of quarrelling appears to have been common in our author's time . " What swearing is there , ( says Decker , describing the various groupes that daily frequented the walks of St. Paul's Church , ) what shouldering ...
This mode of quarrelling appears to have been common in our author's time . " What swearing is there , ( says Decker , describing the various groupes that daily frequented the walks of St. Paul's Church , ) what shouldering ...
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It appears that it was once the fashion to wear two swords of different sizes at the same time . So , in Decker's Satiromastix , 1602 : " Peter Salamander , tie up your great and your little sword . " The little sword was the weapon ...
It appears that it was once the fashion to wear two swords of different sizes at the same time . So , in Decker's Satiromastix , 1602 : " Peter Salamander , tie up your great and your little sword . " The little sword was the weapon ...
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... alteration I mean to propose , which is , to read : Earth - treading stars that make dark , heaven's light . That is , earthly stars that outshine the stars of heaven , and make them appear dark by their own superior brightness .
... alteration I mean to propose , which is , to read : Earth - treading stars that make dark , heaven's light . That is , earthly stars that outshine the stars of heaven , and make them appear dark by their own superior brightness .
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