Illustrations of Shakespeare and of Ancient Manners: With Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakespeare ; on the Collection of Popular Tales Entitled Gesta Romanorum, and on the English Morris DanceT. Tegg, 1839 - 631 pàgines |
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Pàgina 6
... thing dwarfish . There is however good reason for supposing it of Celtic ori- gin . Erch in Welsh , is terrible , and urzen , a superior intelli- gence . In the Bas Breton language urcha signifies to howl . " Urthinwad Elgin , " says ...
... thing dwarfish . There is however good reason for supposing it of Celtic ori- gin . Erch in Welsh , is terrible , and urzen , a superior intelli- gence . In the Bas Breton language urcha signifies to howl . " Urthinwad Elgin , " says ...
Pàgina 7
... thing dwarf- ish , for we still say a little urchin , this sense of the word seems to have originated rather from the circumstance of its having once signified a fairy , who is always supposed to be a diminu- tive being , than from the ...
... thing dwarf- ish , for we still say a little urchin , this sense of the word seems to have originated rather from the circumstance of its having once signified a fairy , who is always supposed to be a diminu- tive being , than from the ...
Pàgina 27
... just . But to compass in this place signifies , to perform , accomplish , take measures for doing a thing . Thus in Twelfth night , Act I. Scene 2 , " that were hard to compass ; " and in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA . 27.
... just . But to compass in this place signifies , to perform , accomplish , take measures for doing a thing . Thus in Twelfth night , Act I. Scene 2 , " that were hard to compass ; " and in TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA . 27.
Pàgina 49
... thing . Such is the sense in the New Testament , " the love of Christ , which passeth knowledge , " Ephes . iii . 19 . The French often use passer in the same manner ; and in Hamlet we have this expression , " I have that within which ...
... thing . Such is the sense in the New Testament , " the love of Christ , which passeth knowledge , " Ephes . iii . 19 . The French often use passer in the same manner ; and in Hamlet we have this expression , " I have that within which ...
Pàgina 59
... thing invented , disposed , or arranged . Point - devisé was therefore a particular sort of pat- terned lace worked with the needle ; and the term point - lace is still familiar to every female . They had likewise their point - coupé ...
... thing invented , disposed , or arranged . Point - devisé was therefore a particular sort of pat- terned lace worked with the needle ; and the term point - lace is still familiar to every female . They had likewise their point - coupé ...
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Illustrations of Shakespeare, and of Ancient Manners: With ..., Volum 1 Francis Douce Visualització completa - 1807 |
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afterwards alluded allusion already ancient appears borrowed called CHAP character cited clown conjecture copy corruption curious death Devil dictionary doubt dress duke edition emperor England English expression fairies folio fool French Gesta Romanorum gleek hath Henry the Eighth hobby-horse Holinshed horse instance Italian John Johnson King Henry knight lady language Latin likewise lines Lord Maid Marian Malone manner manuscript means Measure for measure mentioned Merchant of Venice modern morris dance occasion opinion original Ovid passage perhaps person play poet present prince printed probably queen quod quotation reader reign remarks Ritson Robin Hood romance Saint Saint Valentin Saxon says SCENE seems sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's signifies Sir Dagonet sometimes song speaking speech Steevens Steevens's story supposed term thee thou tion translation Twelfth night Warton word writer Wynkyn de Worde