Brian Lumley
Brain Lumley (born December 12, 1937) is a writer of horror fiction. Born in northeast England, he joined the British Army and wrote stories in his spare time before becoming a professional writer.He added to H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos cycle of stories with several works of his own, the most notable of which featured Titus Crow. Later works included the Necroscope series of novels, which produced spin-off series such as the Vampire World Trilogy and others.
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as it fell into the imagination, but suffered to work long in the
Hath blister'd her report.
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correction.
ACT III. SCENE i. (III. i. 13-15.)
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Are nurs'd by baseness.
Dr. Warburton is undoubtedly mistaken in supposing that by "baseness"
actions. Shakespearemeant only to observe, that a minute analysis of
Whatever grandeur can display, or luxury enjoy, is procured by "baseness",
the delicacies of the table may be traced back to the shambles
quarry, and all the pomp of ornaments, dug from among the damps
of a poor worm.
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hurtful. If it could hurt, it could not be soft. In Midsummer-night's
Then thine, O serpent, never adder stung.
ACT III. SCENE i. (III. i. 32-4.)
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Dreaming on both.
This is exquisitely imagined. When we are young we busy ourselves
that are before us; when we are old we amuse the languour of age
that our life, of which no part is filled with the business of the
of the morning are mingled with the designs of the evening.
ACT III. SCENE i. (III. i. 36-8.)
When thou'rt old and.
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