This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... Besides, his expedition promises Present approach. 2 Senator. We stand much hazard, if they bring not Ti mon. Messenger. I met a courier, one mine ancient friend, Whom, though in general part we were oppos'd, Yet our old love had a particular force, And made us speak like friends. This man was riding ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... Besides, his expedition promises Present approach. 2 Senator. We stand much hazard, if they bring not Ti mon. Messenger. I met a courier, one mine ancient friend, Whom, though in general part we were oppos'd, Yet our old love had a particular force, And made us speak like friends. This man was riding From Alcibiades to Timon's cave, -> With letters of entreaty, which imported His fellowship i' the cause against your city, In part for his sake mov'd. i Senator. Here come our brothers. Enter the Senators from Timon. 3 Senator. No talk of Timon, nothing of him expect. The enemies' drum is heard, and fearful scouring Doth choke the air with dust; in, and prepare. Ours is the fall, I fear, our foes the snare. [Exeunt. Scene III. The Woods. Timon's Cave, and a rude Tomb seen. Enter a Soldier, seeking Timon. Soldier. By all description this should be the place. Who 's here? speak, ho! No answer! What is this? Timon is dead, who hath outstretch'd his span. Some beast read this! there does not live a man. Dead, sure, and this his grave. What's on this tomb I cannot read; the character I '11 take with wax: Our captain hath in every figure skill, An aged interpreter, though young in days. Before proud Athens he 's set down by this, Whose fall the mark of his ambition is. [Exit. Scene IV. Before the Walls of Athens. Trumpets sound. Enter Alcibiades with his powers. Alcibiades. Sound to this coward and lascivious town Our terrible approach.-- [A parley sounded. Enter Senators on the walls. Till now you have gone on and fill'd the time With all licentious measure, making your wills The scope of justice; till now myself and such As slept within the shadow of your power Have wander'd with our travers'd arms and breath'd Our sufferance vainly....
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1966 printing. A hardback volume in Good condition, very clean and bright. No dustjacket. This book is in stock now, in our UK premises. Photos of our books are available on request (the pictures you see on Alibris are NOT our own).
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Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (paginated in sections) Light scuffing to the cover edges; the spine titles are rubbed. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. Contains "Hamlet, " "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " "Macbeth, " "As You Like It, " "The Comedy of Errors, " and "Venus and Adonis."
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean pages with no markings in the text. The pages are tanned. Art-Type Edition. The World's Popular Classics Series. No print date stated, but probably from the mid 1900s.
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. xxxvii, 319 p. LCCN 64012680 Type of material Book Personal name Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Main title Shakespeare's sonnets / edited with introd. and commentary by A. L. Rowse. Edition [1st ed. ] Published/Created New York: Harper & Row, [1964] Description xxxvii, 319 p. : port.; 24 cm. LC classification PR2848. A2 R69 Related names Rowse, A. L. (Alfred Leslie), 1903-1997, ed. Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress) Dewey class no. 821.3