Shakespeare's Library: A Collection of the Ancient Novels, Romances, [etc.] Used by Shakespeare as the Foundation of His Dramas. Now First Collected, and Accurately Reprinted from the Original Editions, Volume 2T. Rodd, 1850 |
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Page 51 - But afterwards the common opinion was, that these women were either the weird sisters, that is (as ye would say) the goddesses of destinie, or else some nymphs or feiries, indued with knowledge of prophesie by their necromanticall science, bicause euerie thing came to passe as they had spoken.
Page 61 - Fores, where the king then laie, they went sporting by the waie togither without other companie, saue onelie themselues, passing ' ' thorough the woods and fields, when suddenlie in the middest of a laund, there met them three women in strange and wild apparell, resembling creatures of elder world...
Page 61 - ... much at the sight, the first of them spake and said ; All haile Makbeth, thane of Glammis (for he had latelie entered into that dignitie and office by the death of his father Sinell). The second of them sajd ; Haile Makbeth thane of Cawder. But the third said ; All haile Makbeth that heereafter shalt be king of Scotland.
Page 61 - Mackbeth againe would call him in sport likewise, the father of manie kings. But afterwards the common opinion was, that these women were either the weird sisters, that is (as ye...
Page 44 - King: which he shortly wearie of too, with many indignities (if any thing may be called an indignity, which was laid upon me) threw me out of my seat, and put out my...
Page 48 - ... his hart broken with unkindnes and affliction, stretched so farre beyond his limits with this excesse of comfort...
Page 30 - ... ear, he said, that, for want of a bedfellow, he himself would supply that room. Silla, not being acquainted with any such talk, blushed for shame, but made him no answer at all. My captain, feeling such...
Page 41 - EXTRACT FROM SIDNEY'S ARCADIA, EDITION OF 1591. BOOK II, CHAP. 10. The pilifull state and stone of the Paphalgonian unkinde King, and his kind sonne ; first related by the son, then by the blind father.
Page 18 - And upwards to her windowes high his gredy eyes did cast : His love that looked for him there gan he straight espie. With pleasant cheere eche greeted is ; she followeth with her eye His parting steppes, and he oft looketh backe againe, But not so oft as he desyres ; warely he doth refrayne.