Biographical Essays and Essays on the PoetsOsgood, 1875 |
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... at hand , night and day , to baptize them in the very agonies of death.2 We must presume , therefore , that William Shakspeare was born on some day very little anterior to that of his baptism : and the more 10 SHAKSPEARE .
... at hand , night and day , to baptize them in the very agonies of death.2 We must presume , therefore , that William Shakspeare was born on some day very little anterior to that of his baptism : and the more 10 SHAKSPEARE .
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... death ; and the reason for choosing this day might have had a reference to her illustrious grandfather's birthday , which , there is good reason for thinking , would be celebrated as a festival in the family for generations . Still this ...
... death ; and the reason for choosing this day might have had a reference to her illustrious grandfather's birthday , which , there is good reason for thinking , would be celebrated as a festival in the family for generations . Still this ...
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... death , Dryden mentions that he was then become a little obsolete . In the beginning of the last century , Lord Shaftesbury complains of his rude unpolished style , and his antiquated phrase and wit . It is certain that , for nearly a ...
... death , Dryden mentions that he was then become a little obsolete . In the beginning of the last century , Lord Shaftesbury complains of his rude unpolished style , and his antiquated phrase and wit . It is certain that , for nearly a ...
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... death Shakspeare was almost entirely neglected , ' we shall meet this scan- dalous falsehood , by a rapid view of his fortunes during the century in question . The tradition has always been , that Shakspeare was honored by the especial ...
... death Shakspeare was almost entirely neglected , ' we shall meet this scan- dalous falsehood , by a rapid view of his fortunes during the century in question . The tradition has always been , that Shakspeare was honored by the especial ...
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... death , who were the leaders of the British youth , the principes juventutis , in the two fields , equally impor- tant to a great poet's fame , of rank and of genius . The Prince of Wales and John Milton ; the first being then about ...
... death , who were the leaders of the British youth , the principes juventutis , in the two fields , equally impor- tant to a great poet's fame , of rank and of genius . The Prince of Wales and John Milton ; the first being then about ...
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