An Essay on the Genius of Shakespeare: With Critical Remarks on the Characters of Romeo, Hamlet, Juliet, and Ophelia : Together with Some Observations on the Writings of Sir Walter Scott ...James Bigg, 1826 - 206 pages |
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... not have deprecated the incorrectness of it . But that word speaks her heart , and wherever the heart speaks , either on the stage or in real life , it never is incorrect . How appropriate too is her lover's appeal 10 ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE .
... not have deprecated the incorrectness of it . But that word speaks her heart , and wherever the heart speaks , either on the stage or in real life , it never is incorrect . How appropriate too is her lover's appeal 10 ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE .
Page 11
... glides into the bombast in the perceptible manner that this does . What perfect music is in the vowels of the fol- lowing line . I also beg of the reader to mark the force , both of love and language in the word ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE . 11.
... glides into the bombast in the perceptible manner that this does . What perfect music is in the vowels of the fol- lowing line . I also beg of the reader to mark the force , both of love and language in the word ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE . 11.
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... word " wherefore . " Romeo ! Romeo ! —wherefore art thou Romeo ? In the next line to this her love breaks out . She can no longer withhold even telling herself of it , and in the very second line that she speaks , she accordingly with ...
... word " wherefore . " Romeo ! Romeo ! —wherefore art thou Romeo ? In the next line to this her love breaks out . She can no longer withhold even telling herself of it , and in the very second line that she speaks , she accordingly with ...
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... words in a paren- thesis , joining them thus- " So Romeo would retain that dear perfection , " & c . & c . In several editions they write the word " owes . " I have made it owns , which makes both sense and grammar . The words " dear ...
... words in a paren- thesis , joining them thus- " So Romeo would retain that dear perfection , " & c . & c . In several editions they write the word " owes . " I have made it owns , which makes both sense and grammar . The words " dear ...
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... words in italics . Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face , Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek , For ... words particularly .. And not impute this yielding to light love Which the 14 ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE . sweet apostrophe ...
... words in italics . Thou know'st the mask of night is on my face , Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek , For ... words particularly .. And not impute this yielding to light love Which the 14 ESSAY ON SHAKESPEARE . sweet apostrophe ...
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