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The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines; Portia the Heiress of Belmont. in a Series of Fifteeen Tales

Mary Cowden Clarke

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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1851. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... TALE I. PORTIA; THE HEIRESS OF BELMONT. "If two goda should play some heavenly match, And on the wager lay two earthly women, And Portia one, there must be something else Pawn'd with the other: for the poor world Hath not her fellow.- Merchant of Venice. In the University of Padua, were, once upon a time, two fellowstudents, who entertained for each other a more than usually lively regard. This regard seemed to grow out of a peculiar sympathy of feeling, which sometimes exists between two lads of like age, though of dissimilar conditions; for one of these students was lively, ardent, and prosperous, while the other was calm, reserved, and very poor. But though Guido di Belmonte revelled in every good gift of fortune, --was the son of a rich Italian Count, and the indulged heir of a fond father, yet his prosperity, instead of injuring his nature and rendering him imperious and selfish, did but make him frank and generous, with a strong capability of enjoyment; while Bellario, the other student, the less favored of fortune, --being the child of a retired officer, possessed of little but his honorably-acquired wounds and an unblemished name, --found cheerfulness in a sedate reflective habit of mind, hope in the thought of achieving renown in the future employment of his talents, and enjoyment in the present epoch of study and intellectual culture. Thus it came that these two young men, each earnest in his enjoyment of student-life, found sympathy exist between them, attachment arise and strengthen, and a warmth of friendship ensue, which burnt with a steady and kindly glow while life endured. During this youthful period of his life, there was one point on which Bellario's well-ordered mind and careful study did not lead him to a true wisdom. They might have taugh...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines; Portia the Heiress of Belmont. in a Series of Fifteeen Tales. To get started finding The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines; Portia the Heiress of Belmont. in a Series of Fifteeen Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 170

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 1458917150

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1851. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... TALE I. PORTIA; THE HEIRESS OF BELMONT. "If two goda should play some heavenly match, And on the wager lay two earthly women, And Portia one, there must be something else Pawn'd with the other: for the poor world Hath not her fellow.- Merchant of Venice. In the University of Padua, were, once upon a time, two fellowstudents, who entertained for each other a more than usually lively regard. This regard seemed to grow out of a peculiar sympathy of feeling, which sometimes exists between two lads of like age, though of dissimilar conditions; for one of these students was lively, ardent, and prosperous, while the other was calm, reserved, and very poor. But though Guido di Belmonte revelled in every good gift of fortune, --was the son of a rich Italian Count, and the indulged heir of a fond father, yet his prosperity, instead of injuring his nature and rendering him imperious and selfish, did but make him frank and generous, with a strong capability of enjoyment; while Bellario, the other student, the less favored of fortune, --being the child of a retired officer, possessed of little but his honorably-acquired wounds and an unblemished name, --found cheerfulness in a sedate reflective habit of mind, hope in the thought of achieving renown in the future employment of his talents, and enjoyment in the present epoch of study and intellectual culture. Thus it came that these two young men, each earnest in his enjoyment of student-life, found sympathy exist between them, attachment arise and strengthen, and a warmth of friendship ensue, which burnt with a steady and kindly glow while life endured. During this youthful period of his life, there was one point on which Bellario's well-ordered mind and careful study did not lead him to a true wisdom. They might have taugh...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines; Portia the Heiress of Belmont. in a Series of Fifteeen Tales. To get started finding The Girlhood of Shakespeare's Heroines; Portia the Heiress of Belmont. in a Series of Fifteeen Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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