An Inquiry Into the Philosophy and Religion of ShakspereC. Mitchell, 1848 - 547 pages |
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... oath that negatived his principles and Hume , in similar matters and socially , was all things to all men . A forged will of Shakspere has been produced by the Ca- tholics ; and Protestants have represented him , without suc- cess , as ...
... oath that negatived his principles and Hume , in similar matters and socially , was all things to all men . A forged will of Shakspere has been produced by the Ca- tholics ; and Protestants have represented him , without suc- cess , as ...
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... oaths . Few speak in this play who do not contrive to point their wit with sacred allusions . We have also a ' ludicrous episode ' on miracles , which , in the most lenient point of view , must tend to undermine the popular credence in ...
... oaths . Few speak in this play who do not contrive to point their wit with sacred allusions . We have also a ' ludicrous episode ' on miracles , which , in the most lenient point of view , must tend to undermine the popular credence in ...
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... oaths . In doing this our poet displays the freedom before noticed , in borrowing from sacred sources . This , on the occasion , may be held as indispensable ; as piety is the great opponent of the carnal man , and must be mixed up in ...
... oaths . In doing this our poet displays the freedom before noticed , in borrowing from sacred sources . This , on the occasion , may be held as indispensable ; as piety is the great opponent of the carnal man , and must be mixed up in ...
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... oath , and a murderer's heart , as exhibited in the scene between Arthur and Hubert , is a pure specimen of Shaksperian morality . ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL . The foundation of this play proves to be a story taken from an infidel writer ...
... oath , and a murderer's heart , as exhibited in the scene between Arthur and Hubert , is a pure specimen of Shaksperian morality . ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL . The foundation of this play proves to be a story taken from an infidel writer ...
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... oath he swears by God's lid . ' Some Puritan is satirised in person in this play - a proof that Shakspere did not hesitate to attack such as were ob- noxious to him , on account of their religious scruples re- specting the theatre ...
... oath he swears by God's lid . ' Some Puritan is satirised in person in this play - a proof that Shakspere did not hesitate to attack such as were ob- noxious to him , on account of their religious scruples re- specting the theatre ...
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