Chapter IX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

(sentence connectors) because of the reason given

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

Having no one else present.

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

past form of “ascribe” — attribute or credit to

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

be characteristic of

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

an occurrence that results in things being united

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

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From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

capable of making fine distinctions

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

put into dramatic form

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

past form of “exhibit” — show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

steadfast in affection or allegiance

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

without limits in extent or size or quantity

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

the act of managing something

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

social deportment

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

eminent beyond or above comparison

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

plural of “mode” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

used to form the superlative

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

and nothing more

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

the hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who would not trust his wife

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

plural of “patriot” — one who loves and defends his or her country

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

possession of controlling influence

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

a member of the Republican Party

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

considered individually

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

restored to life or consciousness

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

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From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

an ability that has been acquired by training

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

a quality that outshines the usual

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

confined on all sides

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

a violent commotion or disturbance

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading He has, accordingly, not only fixed his scene at Rome, during the days of Coriolanus or of Cæsar, but he has resuscitated the manners and the modes of thinking of their respective ages.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

arousing affect

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The Roman tragedy of Shakspeare, including the three pieces of _Julius Cæsar_, _Antony and Cleopatra_, and _Coriolanus_, exhibit the poet under a new aspect.

not bound by shackles and chains

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The task of combining a faithful adhesion to the records of history with that grandeur and freedom of conception which characterise the unfettered poet, could alone have been achieved by the genius of Shakspeare.

possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading OBSERVATIONS ON _JULIUS CÆSAR_; ON _ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA_; ON _CORIOLANUS_; ON _THE WINTER'S TALE_; ON _THE TEMPEST_; DISSERTATION ON THE _GENERAL BELIEF_ OF THE TIMES IN THE _ART OF MAGIC_, AND ON SHAKSPEARE's MANAGEMENT OF THIS SUPERSTITION, AS EXHIBITED IN _THE TEMPEST_—OBSERVATIONS ON _OTHELLO_; ON _TWELFTH NIGHT_, AND ON THE _PLAYS ASCRIBED_ TO SHAKSPEARE—_SUMMARY OF SHAKSPEARE'S DRAMATIC CHARACTER_.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading We have seen him dramatise the annals of his own country with matchless skill and effect; we have beheld him touching with a discriminative pencil the heroes of ancient Greece, and he now brings before us, clothed in the majesty of republican greatness, or surrounded with the splendour of illimitable power, the most illustrious patriots and warriors of the Roman world.