One Touch of Shakespeare: Letters of Joseph Crosby to Joseph Parker Norris, 1875-1878A collection of excerpts from 251 letters written by a shy widower and grocer in Zanesville. Ohio, who, in his time, was one of three Americans who could be called learned and eminent Shakespeareans. They are concerned with book collection, stage production, stage history, the state of the English language in Shakespeare's time, criticism, and interpretation of the text. |
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Pagina 238
oldest - is probably one of the best of its kind ; but they are all a bad kind , &
always remind me of the man who carried round a brick to show people what
kind of a house he had to sell . — But I must stop . Excuse this hasty letter , &
believe me ...
oldest - is probably one of the best of its kind ; but they are all a bad kind , &
always remind me of the man who carried round a brick to show people what
kind of a house he had to sell . — But I must stop . Excuse this hasty letter , &
believe me ...
Pagina 247
When I say ' dear ' - I mean Platonically , of course ; and not in the sense in which
Charlie Goddard meant , when he said I “ hanker ' d " after “ an old maid " ; but I
need not tell you that : she is to me a dear , kind , friend , as you are to me a dear
...
When I say ' dear ' - I mean Platonically , of course ; and not in the sense in which
Charlie Goddard meant , when he said I “ hanker ' d " after “ an old maid " ; but I
need not tell you that : she is to me a dear , kind , friend , as you are to me a dear
...
Pagina 272
Instead of being " offended , " I am obliged to you for calling my attention to such
an inelegant , improper , & ungrammatical expression as “ real kind . " . . . The
only apology I have in the present case is the license of letter - writing , where ,
from ...
Instead of being " offended , " I am obliged to you for calling my attention to such
an inelegant , improper , & ungrammatical expression as “ real kind . " . . . The
only apology I have in the present case is the license of letter - writing , where ,
from ...
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