Remarks on the life and writings of William Shakspeare1814 - 80 pages |
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... passages in the writings of his contemporaries , he appears not to have been a favourite actor with the public . His instruc- tions on the subject of acting , however , in Hamlet , are so peculiarly excellent , that we are not a little ...
... passages in the writings of his contemporaries , he appears not to have been a favourite actor with the public . His instruc- tions on the subject of acting , however , in Hamlet , are so peculiarly excellent , that we are not a little ...
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... passages produced by the contending parties . " Shakspeare , " observes Rowe , “ had the good for- tune to gather an estate equal to his occasion , and in that to his wish ; " but the biographer does not even hint at the amount of the ...
... passages produced by the contending parties . " Shakspeare , " observes Rowe , “ had the good for- tune to gather an estate equal to his occasion , and in that to his wish ; " but the biographer does not even hint at the amount of the ...
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... he states 1591 to be the year in which our author commenced writer for the stage , and argues throughout the whole essay on that presumption ; but in his remarks relative to the passage above quoted , 18 REMARKS ON THE LIFE AND.
... he states 1591 to be the year in which our author commenced writer for the stage , and argues throughout the whole essay on that presumption ; but in his remarks relative to the passage above quoted , 18 REMARKS ON THE LIFE AND.
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John Britton. in his remarks relative to the passage above quoted , he says , " We have no proof that he did not woo the dra- matic muse even so early as 1587 or 1588 ; and therefore till such proof shall be produced , Mr. Aubrey's ...
John Britton. in his remarks relative to the passage above quoted , he says , " We have no proof that he did not woo the dra- matic muse even so early as 1587 or 1588 ; and therefore till such proof shall be produced , Mr. Aubrey's ...
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... Passages of Shakspeare's Plays . By Francis Peck . Printed with his new Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr. John Milton . 4to . 1740 . 8. An Essay towards fixing the true Standards of Wit and Humour , Raillery , Satire , and ...
... Passages of Shakspeare's Plays . By Francis Peck . Printed with his new Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr. John Milton . 4to . 1740 . 8. An Essay towards fixing the true Standards of Wit and Humour , Raillery , Satire , and ...
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