Prize essay on the historical plays of Shakspeare. Written for the Stephen endowment prize, King's coll., Lond. [by T. Macknight].Wickham & Yelland, 1850 - 90 sivua |
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... literature , science , and civilization of the elder world , were by some means or other to be entombed , yet while they had nourished the minds that would perpetuate them on the American continent , they could not be said to be ...
... literature , science , and civilization of the elder world , were by some means or other to be entombed , yet while they had nourished the minds that would perpetuate them on the American continent , they could not be said to be ...
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... literature . He is first , and he has no second . To him the highest of mankind do willing homage . Milton , Burke , Scott , Wordsworth , Schiller , Goethe , are proud to march under his banner . Instead of attempting to prescribe laws ...
... literature . He is first , and he has no second . To him the highest of mankind do willing homage . Milton , Burke , Scott , Wordsworth , Schiller , Goethe , are proud to march under his banner . Instead of attempting to prescribe laws ...
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... literature then seemed to lose its national character ; our poets , dramatists , and prose writers became imitators of the French ; our language was corrupted by French idioms , and our common speech was full of French words . Pope ...
... literature then seemed to lose its national character ; our poets , dramatists , and prose writers became imitators of the French ; our language was corrupted by French idioms , and our common speech was full of French words . Pope ...
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... literature , that the Greek dramas , though beautiful compositions , though full of the finest poetry , are as pictures of men and manners far inferior to the great writers of the Elizabethan age . And who was it that first imposed ...
... literature , that the Greek dramas , though beautiful compositions , though full of the finest poetry , are as pictures of men and manners far inferior to the great writers of the Elizabethan age . And who was it that first imposed ...
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... literature as well as in poli- tics and religion there are temporary fashions ; but the great eternal principles remain after all the ebb and flow of popular opinion . Shakspeare's historical plays follow these eternal principles ; and ...
... literature as well as in poli- tics and religion there are temporary fashions ; but the great eternal principles remain after all the ebb and flow of popular opinion . Shakspeare's historical plays follow these eternal principles ; and ...
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accustomed policy Agincourt amid ancient Anne Boleyn armies battle battle of Agincourt beautiful blood Bolingbroke centuries character civil comic scenes commences considered crimes critics crown death delineated drama dramatist Duke earth Elizabeth enemies England English Englishmen eternal existed faction Falstaff fire followed France French friends genius give glory greatest Greek happy Harfleur head heart Henry the Eighth Henry the Fifth Henry the Fourth hero historical plays houses of York human justice King John king's literature Lord Macbeth mankind mighty mind misery misfortune monarch murder nation nature never noble noblest old play peare's philosopher picture poet pope Prince of Wales proud Queen racters reign resemble Richard III Richard the Third Rome Salic law seems Shaks Shakspeare Shakspeare's plays Sir John Oldcastle small voice spirit surely swords things tragedy and comedy Troilus and Cressida true tyrant unities victory Wolsey Wolsey's writers written
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Sivu 20 - This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England, This nurse, this teeming womb of royal kings, Fear'd by their breed and famous by their birth. Renowned for their deeds as far from home, For Christian service and true chivalry, As is the sepulchre in stubborn Jewry Of the world's ransom, blessed Mary's son: This land of such dear souls, this dear, dear land, Dear for her reputation through the world...
Sivu 39 - Stand bare and naked, trembling at themselves ? So when this thief, this traitor, Bolingbroke, Who all this while hath revell'd in the night, : Whilst we were wand'ring with the antipodes, Shall see us rising in our throne, the east...
Sivu 68 - ... in erecting a grammar school; and whereas before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and contrary to the King his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill. It will be proved to thy face that thou hast men about thee that usually talk of a noun and a verb and such abominable words as no Christian ear can endure to hear.
Sivu 58 - All arts to them are vanity ; and if you tell them what a glorious thing it is to have Henry the Fifth represented on the stage, leading the French King prisoner and forcing both him and the Dolphin to swear fealty.
Sivu 74 - The fame went that he had the same night a dreadful and a terrible dream ; for it seemed to him, being asleep, that he saw divers images like terrible devils, which pulled and hauled him, not suffering him to take any quiet or rest.
Sivu 20 - This fortress, built by nature for herself, Against infection and the hand of war; This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands ; This blessed spot, this earth, this realm, this England.
Sivu 22 - Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum strong enough, and singlehanded I can move the world.
Sivu 29 - His natural laws prevail in the heavens above, in the earth beneath, and in the waters under the earth...
Sivu 54 - Stage poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot The best is, sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buffoon in his place.
Sivu 66 - England ; and the account of their lives, their zeal, their eloquence and sufferings for conscience sake, is one of the most interesting chapters in the history of the human mind.