Critical Observations on ShakespeareG. Hawkins, 1746 - 346 pages |
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... Macbeth , Act V. A & As eafy may ft thou the intrenchant AIR With thy keen fword IMPRESS . In K. Rich . II . A & t . III . He uses the fubft . imprefs : from the Ital . imprefa ; ab imprimendo . i . e . a device with a motto ; an ...
... Macbeth , Act V. A & As eafy may ft thou the intrenchant AIR With thy keen fword IMPRESS . In K. Rich . II . A & t . III . He uses the fubft . imprefs : from the Ital . imprefa ; ab imprimendo . i . e . a device with a motto ; an ...
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... Macbeth , according to the law of arms , tells Macduff , I bear a charmed life , which must not yield To one of woman born . To this Pofthumus alludes in Cymbeline , Act V. I , in my own woe charm'd . Could not find death . The action ...
... Macbeth , according to the law of arms , tells Macduff , I bear a charmed life , which must not yield To one of woman born . To this Pofthumus alludes in Cymbeline , Act V. I , in my own woe charm'd . Could not find death . The action ...
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... Macbeth's wife , feem to have both neceffity and paffion . 6. Inerat ei [ Duncano ] laudabilis confuetudo , regni per- tranfire regiones femel in anno & c . Johan . de Fordun Scoti- chron . 1. 4. c . 44. Singulis annis ad inopum ...
... Macbeth's wife , feem to have both neceffity and paffion . 6. Inerat ei [ Duncano ] laudabilis confuetudo , regni per- tranfire regiones femel in anno & c . Johan . de Fordun Scoti- chron . 1. 4. c . 44. Singulis annis ad inopum ...
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... Macbeth , the hero of the tragedy , is drawn a man , not a monster a man of virtue , ' till he hearken'd to the lures of ambition : then how is his mind agitated and convulsed , now virtue , now vice prevailing ; ' till reason , as is ...
... Macbeth , the hero of the tragedy , is drawn a man , not a monster a man of virtue , ' till he hearken'd to the lures of ambition : then how is his mind agitated and convulsed , now virtue , now vice prevailing ; ' till reason , as is ...
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... Macbeth is now king , and his wife a queen , in enjoyment of their utmost wishes . How dear the purchase , will foon appear . When he murders his royal hoft , he comes out with the bloody daggers . This circumftance , little as it seems ...
... Macbeth is now king , and his wife a queen , in enjoyment of their utmost wishes . How dear the purchase , will foon appear . When he murders his royal hoft , he comes out with the bloody daggers . This circumftance , little as it seems ...
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