FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity on one point in Macbeth : it was this : the knocking at the gate, which succeeds to the murder of Duncan, produced to my feelings an effect for which I never could account: the effect was — that... Macbeth - Page 136by William Shakespeare - 1915 - 566 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1823 - 584 pages
...their objects in their test elements of civic respectability. On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth. FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...and a depth of solemnity: yet, however obstinately I endeavoured with my understanding to comprehend this, for many years I never could see why it should... | |
 | 1823 - 696 pages
...mere naked doctrine, in and for itself, is but a meagre truth. ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETH. tan buen santo que maņana viene la muerte, comamos, bebamos huerte, tor which I never could account : the effect was — that it reflected back upon the murder a peculiar... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...criticism, tho latter of his lively and graphic description : — THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE, (IX MACBETH.) From my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...that it reflected back upon the murder a peculiar awfulncss and a depth of solemnity; yet, however obstinately I endeavored with my understanding to... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1857 - 800 pages
...of his lively and graphic deseription : — THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE, (IN MACBETH.) From my hoyish days I had always felt a great perplexity on one point in Macheth. It was this : the knocking at the gate, which succeeds to the murder of Duncan, produced to... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 352 pages
...together as elements equally essential of the mysterious universe. ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETH. FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...account. The effect was, that it reflected back upon the murderer a peculiar awfulness and a depth of solemnity ; yet, however obstinately I endeavoured with... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 340 pages
...together as elements equally essential of the mysterious universe. ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETa FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...account. The effect was, that it reflected back upon the murderer a peculiar awfulness and a depth of solemnity ; yet, however obstinately I endeavoured with... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - Conversation - 1863 - 346 pages
...together as elements equally essential of the mysterious universe. ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETH. FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...account. The effect was, that it reflected back upon the murderer a peculiar awfulness and a depth of solemnity ; yet, however obstinately I endeavoured with... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1863 - 614 pages
...Duncan wife thy knocking ! I would thou couldst SHAKSPKARK. 196. THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE, IN MACBKTU. FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...feelings an effect for which I never could account. The •jfiect was, that it reflected back upon the murder a peculiar awfulnes-s and a depth of solemnity;... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 506 pages
...together as elements equally essential of the mysterious universe. ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETH. FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...Duncan, produced to my feelings an effect for which 1 never could account. The effect was, that it reflected back upon the murderer a peculiar awfulness... | |
 | Thomas De Quincey - 1863 - 514 pages
...together as elements equally essential of the mysterious universe. ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETH. FROM my boyish days I had always felt a great perplexity...Duncan, produced to my feelings an effect for which 1 never could account. The effect was, that it reflected back upon the murderer a peculiar awfulness... | |
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