The Plays of William Shakespeare in Eight Volumes: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators; to which are Added Notes by Sam Johnson, Volume 7J. and R. Tonson, 1765 |
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... fenfe , namely , the turning accidents to omens , a prin- cipal fuperftition of antiquity . WARBURTON . Main opinion , is nothing more VOL . VII . D than leading , fixed , predominant opinion . 4 -for he loves to hear , & c . ] It was ...
... fenfe , namely , the turning accidents to omens , a prin- cipal fuperftition of antiquity . WARBURTON . Main opinion , is nothing more VOL . VII . D than leading , fixed , predominant opinion . 4 -for he loves to hear , & c . ] It was ...
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... fenfe only imply- ing that he was a woman of a good character , and that she was Cato's daughter , gives no good reafon : For the might be Cato's daughter , and yet not inherit his firmness ; and the might be a wo- man well reputed ...
... fenfe only imply- ing that he was a woman of a good character , and that she was Cato's daughter , gives no good reafon : For the might be Cato's daughter , and yet not inherit his firmness ; and the might be a wo- man well reputed ...
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... fenfe Shakespeare , nor the boat too ex- travagant for Cæfar in a vein of vanity to utter : that he and Dan- ger were two twin whelps of a lion , and he the elder , and more terrible of the two .. THEOB . Caf Caf . Shall Cafar fend a ...
... fenfe Shakespeare , nor the boat too ex- travagant for Cæfar in a vein of vanity to utter : that he and Dan- ger were two twin whelps of a lion , and he the elder , and more terrible of the two .. THEOB . Caf Caf . Shall Cafar fend a ...
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... fenfe of them is not difficult to recover , and , with it , the pro- priety of the line in queftion . The fpeaker had faid , the Statue fignified , that by Cafar's influ- ence Rome fhould flourish and in- creafe in empire , and that ...
... fenfe of them is not difficult to recover , and , with it , the pro- priety of the line in queftion . The fpeaker had faid , the Statue fignified , that by Cafar's influ- ence Rome fhould flourish and in- creafe in empire , and that ...
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... fenfe would have become the greateft of our author's time ; but yet , in a ftile of declaiming , that fits as ill upon Brutus as our author's trowfers or collar - band would have done , WARB . Who Who is here fo bafe , that would be a ...
... fenfe would have become the greateft of our author's time ; but yet , in a ftile of declaiming , that fits as ill upon Brutus as our author's trowfers or collar - band would have done , WARB . Who Who is here fo bafe , that would be a ...
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Page 64 - O, now you weep ; and, I perceive, you feel The dint of pity : these are gracious drops. Kind souls, what weep you, when you but behold Our Caesar's vesture wounded ? Look you here, Here is himself, marr'd, as you see, with traitors.
Page 10 - I did hear him groan ; Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans Mark him and write his speeches in their books, Alas ! it cried 'Give me some drink, Titinius,
Page 65 - And will, no doubt, with reasons answer you. I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts : I am no orator, as Brutus is ; But, as you know me all, a plain blunt man, That love my friend...
Page 55 - O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, That I am meek and gentle with these butchers; Thou art the ruins of the noblest man That ever lived in the tide of times. Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood ! Over thy wounds now do I prophesy...
Page 62 - tis his will : Let but the commons hear this testament, (Which, pardon me, I do not mean to read) And they would go and kiss dead Caesar's wounds, And dip their napkins in his sacred blood ; Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, Unto their issue.
Page 11 - Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world, Like a Colossus ; and we petty men Walk under his huge legs, and peep about To find ourselves dishonourable graves.
Page 11 - Why should that name be sounded more than yours ? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em, "Brutus" will start a spirit as soon as "Caesar.
Page 58 - Had you rather Caesar were living, and die all slaves; than that Caesar were dead, to live all free men? As Caesar loved me, I weep for him; as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honour him; but, as he was ambitious, I slew him.
Page 101 - He only, in a general honest thought And common good to all, made one of them. His life was gentle, and the elements So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world, 'This was a man!
Page 39 - Cowards die many times before their deaths ; The valiant never taste of death but once. Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, It seems to me most strange that men should fear; Seeing that death, a necessary end, Will come when it will come.