Tales from Shakespear, by C. [and M.] Lamb, Volume 11807 |
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... fear in them I have made use of dialogue too frequently for young peo- ple not used to the dramatic form of writing . But this fault , if it be as I fear a fault , has been caused by my earnest wish to give as much of Shakespear's own ...
... fear in them I have made use of dialogue too frequently for young peo- ple not used to the dramatic form of writing . But this fault , if it be as I fear a fault , has been caused by my earnest wish to give as much of Shakespear's own ...
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... fear I talk to you too freely , and my father's precepts I forget . " At this Prospero smiled , and nodded his head , as much as to say , " This goes on ex- actly as I could wish ; my girl will be queen of Naples . " And then Ferdinand ...
... fear I talk to you too freely , and my father's precepts I forget . " At this Prospero smiled , and nodded his head , as much as to say , " This goes on ex- actly as I could wish ; my girl will be queen of Naples . " And then Ferdinand ...
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... Fear nothing , my child , " said he ; " I have overheard , and approve of all you have said . And , Ferdinand , if I have too severely used you , I will make you rich amends by giving you my daughter . All your vexations were but my ...
... Fear nothing , my child , " said he ; " I have overheard , and approve of all you have said . And , Ferdinand , if I have too severely used you , I will make you rich amends by giving you my daughter . All your vexations were but my ...
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... fear . The cause of this unhappy disagreement was Titania's refusing to give Oberon a little change- ling boy , whose mother had been Titania's friend ; and upon her death the fairy queen stole the child from its nurse , and brought him ...
... fear . The cause of this unhappy disagreement was Titania's refusing to give Oberon a little change- ling boy , whose mother had been Titania's friend ; and upon her death the fairy queen stole the child from its nurse , and brought him ...
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... fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita . She was no " sheep - hook " now , but the heiress of the crown of Sicily . Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long - suffering Hermione rewarded . That ...
... fear that Polixenes would now oppose his son's marriage with Perdita . She was no " sheep - hook " now , but the heiress of the crown of Sicily . Thus have we seen the patient virtues of the long - suffering Hermione rewarded . That ...
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Page 228 - Be bloody, bold, And resolute : laugh to scorn the power of man, For none of woman born shall harm Macbeth.
Page 20 - On the bat's back I do fly After summer merrily. Merrily, merrily shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.
Page 152 - Why, this bond is forfeit ; And lawfully by this the Jew may claim A pound of flesh, to be by him cut off Nearest the merchant's heart : Be merciful ; Take thrice thy money ; bid me tear the bond.
Page 199 - Then they for sudden joy did weep, And I for sorrow sung, That such a king should play bo-peep, And go the fools among.
Page 143 - Signior Antonio, many a time and oft In the Rialto you have rated me About my moneys and my usances : Still have I borne it with a patient shrug, For sufferance is the badge of all our tribe. You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog, And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine, And all for use of that which is mine own. Well, then, it now appears you need my help. Go to, then ; you come to me, and you say, Shylock, we would have moneys...
Page 101 - But whate'er you are That in this desert inaccessible, Under the shade of melancholy boughs, Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time ; If ever you have look'd on better days, If ever been where bells have knoll'd to church.
Page 64 - Is it possible Disdain should die while she hath such meet food to feed it as Signior Benedick? Courtesy itself must convert to disdain if you come in her presence.
Page 142 - I hate him for he is a Christian : But more, for that, in low simplicity, He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. If I can catch him once upon the hip, I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him. He hates our sacred nation; and he rails, Even there where merchants most do congregate, On me, my bargains, and my well-won thrift, Which he calls interest: Cursed be my tribe If I forgive him ! BASS.
Page 6 - ... tackle, sail, or mast : there he left us, as he thought, to perish. But a kind lord of my court, one Gonzalo, who loved me, had privately placed in the boat, water, provisions, apparel, and some books, which I prize above my dukedom.
Page 233 - With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed: Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests; I bear a charmed life , which must not yield To one of woman born.