The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... given them all , would have swelled these volumes to an immeasurable size ; and to have drawn my own conclusion , would have been " making one man write by the judgment of another : " a liberty which Dr. Johnson has observed no pretence ...
... given them all , would have swelled these volumes to an immeasurable size ; and to have drawn my own conclusion , would have been " making one man write by the judgment of another : " a liberty which Dr. Johnson has observed no pretence ...
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... given the various readings very much in detail , as it is a matter of interesting curiosity , should this conjecture be correct , to trace the progress of his mind from his first thoughts to his more improved conceptions . In other ...
... given the various readings very much in detail , as it is a matter of interesting curiosity , should this conjecture be correct , to trace the progress of his mind from his first thoughts to his more improved conceptions . In other ...
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... given readings , both from the folio and the quarto , which have nothing to recommend them , but are palpably and sometimes ludicrously erroneous : I have done so , in order to show how necessary it is to collate them all , and how ill ...
... given readings , both from the folio and the quarto , which have nothing to recommend them , but are palpably and sometimes ludicrously erroneous : I have done so , in order to show how necessary it is to collate them all , and how ill ...
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... given in the second volume , will tend to show how imperfectly he was understood by one of his warmest admirers . If we go back to an earlier period , we shall find the general reader still less acquainted with his merits , till at last ...
... given in the second volume , will tend to show how imperfectly he was understood by one of his warmest admirers . If we go back to an earlier period , we shall find the general reader still less acquainted with his merits , till at last ...
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... given from Mr. Chalmers . The succeeding sixteen volumes are appro- priated to the plays . The text has been printed according to the principle laid down by Mr. Malone , of adhering as strictly as possible to the ancient copies ; and ...
... given from Mr. Chalmers . The succeeding sixteen volumes are appro- priated to the plays . The text has been printed according to the principle laid down by Mr. Malone , of adhering as strictly as possible to the ancient copies ; and ...
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