Biographical Essays and Essays on the PoetsOsgood, 1875 |
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Page 26
... whilst the perfect organs of communi . cation were wanting , indirect substitutes were supplied by the necessities of the times , or by the instincts of political zeal . Two channels especially lay open be- tween the great central organ ...
... whilst the perfect organs of communi . cation were wanting , indirect substitutes were supplied by the necessities of the times , or by the instincts of political zeal . Two channels especially lay open be- tween the great central organ ...
Page 37
... whilst the annual rent would be exactly seventy . But if the estate had been sold , and the purchase - money lent upon mortgage , ( the only safe mode of investing money at that time , ) the annual interest would have reached £ 28 ...
... whilst the annual rent would be exactly seventy . But if the estate had been sold , and the purchase - money lent upon mortgage , ( the only safe mode of investing money at that time , ) the annual interest would have reached £ 28 ...
Page 42
... in which this question has too generally been discussed . For , whilst some with a foolish affectation of plebeian sympathies overwhelm us with the insipid commonplaces about birth and ancient descent , 42 SHAKSPEARE .
... in which this question has too generally been discussed . For , whilst some with a foolish affectation of plebeian sympathies overwhelm us with the insipid commonplaces about birth and ancient descent , 42 SHAKSPEARE .
Page 46
... whilst yet a boy , and that his wife was unaccountably older than himself . In the very earliest biographical sketch of the poet , compiled by Rowe , from materials col- lected by Betterton , the actor , it was stated , ( and that ...
... whilst yet a boy , and that his wife was unaccountably older than himself . In the very earliest biographical sketch of the poet , compiled by Rowe , from materials col- lected by Betterton , the actor , it was stated , ( and that ...
Page 49
... whilst all biographers have worked with so much zeal upon the most barren dates or most baseless traditions in the great poet's life , realizing in a manner the chimeras of Laputa , and endeavoring to extract sunbeams from cucumbers ...
... whilst all biographers have worked with so much zeal upon the most barren dates or most baseless traditions in the great poet's life , realizing in a manner the chimeras of Laputa , and endeavoring to extract sunbeams from cucumbers ...
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