 | William Shakespeare - 1875 - 584 pagine
...antique Rome, With the plebeians swarming at their heels.— Go forth, and fetch their conquering Cassar in : As, by a lower but by loving likelihood, Were...on his sword, How many would the peaceful city quit [cause,) To welcome him ! much more, (and much more Did they this Harry. Now in London place him ;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1875 - 438 pagine
...of Essex to Ireland, in 1 599, must have been written during his absence : — " As by a lower but loving likelihood, Were now the general of our gracious...many would the peaceful city quit To welcome him." This, coupled with the omission of all mention of this play by Meres in his Palladia Tamia, 1598, renders... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1876 - 1000 pagine
...London doth pour ont her citizens. The mayor, and all his brethren, in best sort,Liketo the senators of ars be praised !— Here is yet a emprws (As, in good time, he may) from Ireland coming. Bringing rebellion broached on his »word, How... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1877 - 252 pagine
...play is here necessary. In the Chorus at the beginning of Act V. the following passage occurs : — ' Were now the general of our gracious empress, As in...many would the peaceful city quit, To welcome him ! ' This is universally received as an allusion to the expedition of the Earl_of Essex, and o~must... | |
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1880 - 120 pagine
...of Essex was in that year, and the Chorus to the last Act has the following reference to it : — ' Were now the general of our gracious Empress, As in...How many would the peaceful city quit To welcome him ? ' But Essex incurred disgrace by his failure in the enterprise, and he returned suddenly, and in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1880 - 320 pagine
...pursuance of it, is highly probable. On the other hand, in the Chorus to Act v. we have the following : Were now the general of our gracious Empress — As...many would the peaceful city quit, To welcome him ! This undoubtedly refers to the Earl of Essex, who went on his expedition against the Irish rebels... | |
 | Henry Halford Vaughan, William Shakespeare - 1881 - 636 pagine
...Allowing then this meaning to ' likelihood' it appears to me that we should read: As by a lower but living likelihood Were now the general of our gracious Empress,...would the peaceful city quit To welcome him !—much more—and much more cause Did they this Harry. That is,' as, (to introduce a lower but living object... | |
 | 1883 - 536 pagine
...have borne His bruised helmet and his bended sword Before him through the city." 2. Paraphrase : " Were now the general of our gracious empress, As in...How many would the peaceful city quit To welcome him !" W. ho is the general here referred to ? 3. Give the meaning of the following words as used by Shakespeare... | |
 | George Wilkes - 1882 - 512 pagine
...Essex's campaign in Ireland, and his hoped-for return, which took place in September of that year: " As, by a lower but by loving likelihood, Were now...many would the peaceful city quit, To welcome him! " " There can be no doubt," remarks Kenny, " that these lines refer to the expedition of the Earl of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1887 - 208 pagine
...that promise, is highly probable. On the other hand, in the Chorus to Act v. we have the following : Were now the general of our gracious Empress — As...many would the peaceful city quit, To welcome him ! This undoubtedly refers to the Earl of Essex, who went on his expedition against the Irish rebels... | |
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Like to the senators of th' antique Rome, With the plebeians swarming at their heels, Go forth, and fetch their conquering Caesar in : As, by a lower but by loving likelihood, Were now the general of our gracious empress (As in good time he may) from... 
