The British essayists; with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Band 42 |
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... play , declared she had a pre- sentiment that something fortunate would come to pass , thought the title of the comedy was a lucky omen , congratulated Constantia over and over , and begged to be indulged in the pleasure of telling ...
... play , declared she had a pre- sentiment that something fortunate would come to pass , thought the title of the comedy was a lucky omen , congratulated Constantia over and over , and begged to be indulged in the pleasure of telling ...
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... play the counterfeit in your company , and therefore if you will have patience to listen to a few particulars of a life , so unimportant as mine , I will not intrude long upon your attention , and at worst it may serve to fill up a few ...
... play the counterfeit in your company , and therefore if you will have patience to listen to a few particulars of a life , so unimportant as mine , I will not intrude long upon your attention , and at worst it may serve to fill up a few ...
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... play ; and declared with much gravity , that he went thither fully prepossessed some good fortune would turn up : Well , to be sure , ' faid he , I ought to rejoice in the happy turn affairs have now taken , and I do rejoice ; but it ...
... play ; and declared with much gravity , that he went thither fully prepossessed some good fortune would turn up : Well , to be sure , ' faid he , I ought to rejoice in the happy turn affairs have now taken , and I do rejoice ; but it ...
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... play loves her love with a B , because he is black - Risum te- neatis ? There is one Iago , a bloody - minded fellow , who stabs men in the dark behind their backs ; now this is a thing we hold to be most vile and ever - to - be ...
... play loves her love with a B , because he is black - Risum te- neatis ? There is one Iago , a bloody - minded fellow , who stabs men in the dark behind their backs ; now this is a thing we hold to be most vile and ever - to - be ...
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... play was over , before he was promoted to take a part in it , we could readily account for old habits . Though we have seen many gentlemen and ladies kill themselves on the stage , yet we must give the author credit for the new way in ...
... play was over , before he was promoted to take a part in it , we could readily account for old habits . Though we have seen many gentlemen and ladies kill themselves on the stage , yet we must give the author credit for the new way in ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Æneid Altamont amongst antient appears Attalus Banquo Beaumelle Cæsar Calista called character Charalois Christ Christianity Claudian comedy Constantia contempt death Decimus Laberius deist Diphilus discovered divine doctrine drama earth fable Fair Penitent Falstaff Fatal Dowry father favour future genius gentleman give Greek hand happy hath heart heathen heaven honour Horatio hour human humble humour incident Jews Laberius Lady Touchwood living Lord Touchwood Lothario Macbeth man's mankind mark Maskwell Mellafont Menander ment mind miracle moral Moses nature never night Novall NUMBER o'er observe parliament passage passion person plot poet present pride proud Publius Syrus purpose racter reason religion revelation Romont Saint Mark Saint Matthew scene seems Shakspeare shew Somerville soul spirit sublime surprize terror thee thing thou thought Tiberius tion Touchwood tragedy truth ture turn whilst words writers XLII
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 139 - And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
Seite 173 - This supernatural soliciting Cannot be ill ; cannot be good : — If ill, Why hath it given me earnest of success, Commencing in a truth ? I am thane of Cawdor : If good, why do I yield to that suggestion Whose horrid image doth unfix my hair, And make my seated heart knock at my ribs, • Against the use of nature...
Seite 211 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog...
Seite 284 - On a rock, whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood ; (Loose his beard and hoary hair, Stream'd like a meteor to the troubled air,) And with a master's hand and prophet's fire Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre...
Seite 147 - Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments ; which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels ; 5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me ; for I am holier than thou.
Seite 174 - And hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous, By drunken prophecies, libels, and dreams, To set my brother Clarence and the King In deadly hate the one against the other...
Seite 178 - The effect and it ! Come to my woman's breasts, And take my milk for gall, you murth'ring ministers, Wherever in your sightless substances You wait on nature's mischief ! Come, thick night, And pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, That my keen knife see not the wound it makes, Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark, To cry "Hold, hold!
Seite 183 - I hear a knocking At the south entry : — retire we to our chamber : A little water clears us of this deed : How easy is it then ! Your constancy Hath left you unattended.
Seite 140 - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph...
Seite 153 - Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise. When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.