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Page xlvi
At all events , it is not very likely th..t John Shakespeare was indeed a recusant : he had all his children , that we hear of , regularly baptized at the parish church ; and we have seen him holding several public offices which he ...
At all events , it is not very likely th..t John Shakespeare was indeed a recusant : he had all his children , that we hear of , regularly baptized at the parish church ; and we have seen him holding several public offices which he ...
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... though we hear of no more players there till 1573 , when the account - books show an entry of 5s . 8d . " paid to Mr. Bailiff for the Earl of Leicester's players . " In 1576 we have notes of similar donations to the companies of the ...
... though we hear of no more players there till 1573 , when the account - books show an entry of 5s . 8d . " paid to Mr. Bailiff for the Earl of Leicester's players . " In 1576 we have notes of similar donations to the companies of the ...
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Tradition apart , this is the last we hear of the Poet , till he is found a sharer in the Blackfriars theatre in London . As might be expected , tradition has been busy with the probable causes of his betaking himself to the stage .
Tradition apart , this is the last we hear of the Poet , till he is found a sharer in the Blackfriars theatre in London . As might be expected , tradition has been busy with the probable causes of his betaking himself to the stage .
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... story of his being reduced to the extremity of " picking up a little money by taking care of the gentlemen's horses , who came to the play , " we cannot perceive the slightest likelihood of truth in it . The first that we hear of it ...
... story of his being reduced to the extremity of " picking up a little money by taking care of the gentlemen's horses , who came to the play , " we cannot perceive the slightest likelihood of truth in it . The first that we hear of it ...
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But men , a few excepted , will always run away from poetry to hear personal or party slang . This abuse of the stage was popular ; the public were infatuated with it ; and the legitimate endeavours of art could for a while stand no ...
But men , a few excepted , will always run away from poetry to hear personal or party slang . This abuse of the stage was popular ; the public were infatuated with it ; and the legitimate endeavours of art could for a while stand no ...
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Page 157 - Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But sad mortality o'er-sways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea, Whose action is no stronger than a flower...
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Page 162 - THAT time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west; Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self, that seals up all in rest. In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire, That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the death-bed whereon it must expire Consum'd with that...
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Page 152 - Not marble, nor the gilded monuments Of princes, shall out-live this powerful rhyme ; But you shall shine more bright in these contents Than unswept stone, besmear'd with sluttish time. When wasteful war shall statues overturn, And broils root out the work of masonry, Nor Mars his sword, nor war's quick fire shall burn The living record of your memory. 'Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity Shall you pace forth : your praise shall still find room Even in the eyes of all posterity, That wear this...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Life. Hist. drama. Poems Volume 12 of Works: The Text Carefully Restored According to the First Editions, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Estes and Lauriat, 1887 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 Feb 2008 |
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