The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... less objectionable . The following passage from the advertisement which he then prefixed , see p . 173 , will show his notions of the un- importance of collation ; and will enable me to apprize the reader of the different view which I ...
... less objectionable . The following passage from the advertisement which he then prefixed , see p . 173 , will show his notions of the un- importance of collation ; and will enable me to apprize the reader of the different view which I ...
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... less than 186 passages , in which the aid of that copy has been resorted to . He has not , however , thought it necessary to mention how many of these adopted corrections were words , and even letters acci- dentally dropped out at the ...
... less than 186 passages , in which the aid of that copy has been resorted to . He has not , however , thought it necessary to mention how many of these adopted corrections were words , and even letters acci- dentally dropped out at the ...
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... less estimate of its value . I cannot say that I have undertaken the same laborious investigation that Mr. Plymsell has gone through ; but in a cursory inspection of King Lear , I have discovered ten of them in the first act alone . It ...
... less estimate of its value . I cannot say that I have undertaken the same laborious investigation that Mr. Plymsell has gone through ; but in a cursory inspection of King Lear , I have discovered ten of them in the first act alone . It ...
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... less acquainted with his merits , till at last we revert to that age of critical darkness , when he was reviled by Rymer , and patronized by Tate . If an English- man of the present day were to indulge in such ribaldry as the first of ...
... less acquainted with his merits , till at last we revert to that age of critical darkness , when he was reviled by Rymer , and patronized by Tate . If an English- man of the present day were to indulge in such ribaldry as the first of ...
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... less incumbent on an honest editor to correct the errors , into which he may have fallen , when they come to his know- ledge . I gladly avail myself of his appeal to the candour of the reader , who , if he is at all acquainted with the ...
... less incumbent on an honest editor to correct the errors , into which he may have fallen , when they come to his know- ledge . I gladly avail myself of his appeal to the candour of the reader , who , if he is at all acquainted with the ...
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