Biographical Essays and Essays on the PoetsOsgood, 1875 |
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... century , that Shakspeare died upon his birthday now it is beyond a doubt that he died upon the 23d of April . Secondly , because it is a reasonable presumption , that no parents , living in a simple community , tenderly alive to the ...
... century , that Shakspeare died upon his birthday now it is beyond a doubt that he died upon the 23d of April . Secondly , because it is a reasonable presumption , that no parents , living in a simple community , tenderly alive to the ...
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... provincial birthplace , though sharing with London through half a century the honor of his familiar pres- ence , nor the recollections of that brilliant literary circle with whom he lived in the metropolis , have SHAKSPEARE . 11.
... provincial birthplace , though sharing with London through half a century the honor of his familiar pres- ence , nor the recollections of that brilliant literary circle with whom he lived in the metropolis , have SHAKSPEARE . 11.
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... century succeeding to his own , however much he has since become so . We shall first produce their statements in their own words , and we shall then briefly review them . ยท Steevens delivers his opinion in the following terms : ' How ...
... century succeeding to his own , however much he has since become so . We shall first produce their statements in their own words , and we shall then briefly review them . ยท Steevens delivers his opinion in the following terms : ' How ...
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... century in question . The tradition has always been , that Shakspeare was honored by the especial notice of Queen Elizabeth , as well as by that of James I. At one time we were disposed to question the truth of this tradition ; but that ...
... century in question . The tradition has always been , that Shakspeare was honored by the especial notice of Queen Elizabeth , as well as by that of James I. At one time we were disposed to question the truth of this tradition ; but that ...
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... . Dryden , in fact , lived out the seventeenth century . And we have now arrived within nine years of the era , when the critical editions started in hot succession to one another . The names we have mentioned were the 22 SHAKSPEARE .
... . Dryden , in fact , lived out the seventeenth century . And we have now arrived within nine years of the era , when the critical editions started in hot succession to one another . The names we have mentioned were the 22 SHAKSPEARE .
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