Chamber's Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 |
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Page 358
But although Shakespeare's borrowings were large and open - handed , his debt was greater in appearance than reality . His power of assimilation ... Shakespeare's name there first appeared on a title - page as that of author of a play .
But although Shakespeare's borrowings were large and open - handed , his debt was greater in appearance than reality . His power of assimilation ... Shakespeare's name there first appeared on a title - page as that of author of a play .
Page 375
A fourth edition of the folio appeared in same month . It included thirty - six plays ; Pericles , 1685 with the spurious appendix . though already in print , was omitted . On the title- The editors of the First Folio anticipated the ...
A fourth edition of the folio appeared in same month . It included thirty - six plays ; Pericles , 1685 with the spurious appendix . though already in print , was omitted . On the title- The editors of the First Folio anticipated the ...
Page 701
All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air , With orient colours waving : with them rose A forest huge of spears ; and thronging helms Appeared , and serried shields in thick array Of depth ...
All in a moment through the gloom were seen Ten thousand banners rise into the air , With orient colours waving : with them rose A forest huge of spears ; and thronging helms Appeared , and serried shields in thick array Of depth ...
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| Title | Chamber's Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, Volume 1 Chamber's Cyclopędia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of Authors in the English Tongue from the Earliest Times Till the Present Day, with Specimens of Their Writings, John Liddell Geddie |
| Author | Robert Chambers |
| Editor | David Patrick |
| Published | 1922 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 2 Sep 2010 |
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