The Pictorial Edition of the Works of Shakspere, Volume 1; Volume 4Charles Knight and Company, 1839 |
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Page 167
... Falstaff . Malone holds a contrary opinion to this belief , and prefers to make Shakspere catch the idea of the character of Falstaff from the old play , instead of holding that he took the name alone . We are inclined to think , with ...
... Falstaff . Malone holds a contrary opinion to this belief , and prefers to make Shakspere catch the idea of the character of Falstaff from the old play , instead of holding that he took the name alone . We are inclined to think , with ...
Page 295
... Falstaff , the ' unimitated , unimitable Falstaff , ' was the poetical creation that was absolutely necessary to the conduct of the great dramatic action , —the natural transformation of " the mad - cap Prince of Wales " into King Henry ...
... Falstaff , the ' unimitated , unimitable Falstaff , ' was the poetical creation that was absolutely necessary to the conduct of the great dramatic action , —the natural transformation of " the mad - cap Prince of Wales " into King Henry ...
Page 303
... Falstaff's " Can honour set to a leg ? ... Honour is a mere scutcheon . " Falstaff's assault , too , upon the dead Percy is exactly in the same spirit , and so is the lie and the boast which follows the exploit : " I'll take it upon my ...
... Falstaff's " Can honour set to a leg ? ... Honour is a mere scutcheon . " Falstaff's assault , too , upon the dead Percy is exactly in the same spirit , and so is the lie and the boast which follows the exploit : " I'll take it upon my ...
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