Biographical Essays and Essays on the PoetsOsgood, 1875 |
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Page 12
... respect to Shakspeare in particular , we may presume it to have been full and circumstantial through the genera- tion succeeding to his own , not only from the curiosity , and perhaps something of a scandalous interest , which would ...
... respect to Shakspeare in particular , we may presume it to have been full and circumstantial through the genera- tion succeeding to his own , not only from the curiosity , and perhaps something of a scandalous interest , which would ...
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... respect to the author of the Tatler , a very different explanation is requisite . Steevens means the reader to understand Addison ; but it does not follow that the particular paper in question was from his pen . Nothing , however ...
... respect to the author of the Tatler , a very different explanation is requisite . Steevens means the reader to understand Addison ; but it does not follow that the particular paper in question was from his pen . Nothing , however ...
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... respect to Shakspeare it is certain , that , had his masterpieces been gathered into small volumes , Shakspeare would have had a most extensive sale . As it was , there can be no doubt , that from his own generation , throughout the ...
... respect to Shakspeare it is certain , that , had his masterpieces been gathered into small volumes , Shakspeare would have had a most extensive sale . As it was , there can be no doubt , that from his own generation , throughout the ...
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... respect to his liberation from the weekly assessment , that may bear a construction different from the one which it has received . This payment , which could never have been regarded as a burden , not amounting to five pounds annually ...
... respect to his liberation from the weekly assessment , that may bear a construction different from the one which it has received . This payment , which could never have been regarded as a burden , not amounting to five pounds annually ...
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... respect for a man's talent , they are sure to cite , by way of evidence , some gross instance of malignity . Power , in their minds , is best illustrated by malice or by the infliction of pain . To this unwelcome fact we have some ...
... respect for a man's talent , they are sure to cite , by way of evidence , some gross instance of malignity . Power , in their minds , is best illustrated by malice or by the infliction of pain . To this unwelcome fact we have some ...
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