The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... note down every passage which he met with in his reading , whether it tended to fortify his own opi- nion , or add strength to that ... notes . When he was not hurried he wrote a very clear and an elegant hand ; but as his vi ADVERTISEMENT .
... note down every passage which he met with in his reading , whether it tended to fortify his own opi- nion , or add strength to that ... notes . When he was not hurried he wrote a very clear and an elegant hand ; but as his vi ADVERTISEMENT .
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... notes of his predeces- sors , although I am ready to admit that some of them might well have been spared . And here ... note where Shakspeare has , I think , most perversely and injuriously been charged with an irreverent allusion to ...
... notes of his predeces- sors , although I am ready to admit that some of them might well have been spared . And here ... note where Shakspeare has , I think , most perversely and injuriously been charged with an irreverent allusion to ...
Page ix
... notes , and indulging to a greater extent in collateral discussions , than any other critick ) , that among the defects of the later editions of Shakspeare , may be reckoned an exuberance of comment ; yet I cannot but think that this ...
... notes , and indulging to a greater extent in collateral discussions , than any other critick ) , that among the defects of the later editions of Shakspeare , may be reckoned an exuberance of comment ; yet I cannot but think that this ...
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... notes , which were written for the purpose of demolishing almost every state- ment which it contained . These are now incorporated in Mr. Malone's more extensive and correct work on the same subject . The remainder of the volume is ...
... notes , which were written for the purpose of demolishing almost every state- ment which it contained . These are now incorporated in Mr. Malone's more extensive and correct work on the same subject . The remainder of the volume is ...
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... notes in which the original text has been disturbed , with the reading which he wished to substitute , that the reader may have a full opportunity of fixing his own value upon those supposed improvements . In some of Mr. Steevens's ...
... notes in which the original text has been disturbed , with the reading which he wished to substitute , that the reader may have a full opportunity of fixing his own value upon those supposed improvements . In some of Mr. Steevens's ...
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