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The Works of Charles Lamb - Page 91
by Charles Lamb - 1881
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 746 pages
...And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd. Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least ;...
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The Reflector: A Quarterly Magazine, on Subjects of Philosophy ..., Volume 2

Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1811 - 510 pages
...any resemblance should be dreamed of between him and Shakspeare, — Shakspeare who in the plenitude and consciousness of his own powers, could with that...appreciate, express himself thus of his own sense of his own defects : — Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends...
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The Analectic Magazine, Volume 5

1815 - 558 pages
...any resemblance should be dreamed of between him and Shakspeare — Shakspeare who, in the plenitude and consciousness of his own powers, could, with that...appreciate, express himself thus of his own sense of his own defects : Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends...
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The Analectic Magazine...: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography ..., Volume 5

1815 - 554 pages
...dreamed of between him and Shakipeare — Shakspeare who, in the plenitude and consciousness of hii own powers, could, with that noble modesty which we...appreciate, express himself thus of his own sense of hit OWD defects : Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, FeatarM like him, like him with friends...
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Analectic Magazine: Comprising Original Reviews, Biography ..., Volume 5

1815 - 628 pages
...any resemblance should be dreamed of between him and Shakipeare — Shakspeare who, in the plenitude and consciousness of his own powers, could, with that...which we can neither imitate nor appreciate, express uimself thus of ha own sense of bin own defects : Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Feamr'd...
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The Works of Charles Lamb: In Two Parts, Volume 2

Charles Lamb - 1818 - 288 pages
...any resemblance should be dreamed of between him and Shakspeare, — Shakspeare who, in the plenitude and consciousness of his own powers, could with that...appreciate, express himself thus of his own sense of his own defects : — Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends...
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The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal, Volume 45

English literature - 1835 - 564 pages
...And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope. Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, With that I most enjoy contented least :...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 216 pages
...And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possess'd, Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least :...
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Rosamund Gray: Recollections of Christ's Hospital, Etc. Etc

Charles Lamb - 1835 - 376 pages
...any resemblance should be dreamed of between him and Shakspeare, —Shakspeare who, in the plenitude and consciousness of his own powers, could with that...appreciate, express himself thus of his own sense of his own defects:— Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, '' Featur'd like him, like him with friends...
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Rosamund Gray: Recollections of Christ's Hospital, Etc. Etc

Charles Lamb - 1835 - 390 pages
...any resemblance should be dreamed of between him and Shakspeare, — Shakspeare who, in the plenitude and consciousness of his own powers, could with that...appreciate, express himself thus of his own sense of his own defects : — Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featur'd like him, like him with friends...
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