The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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Page xiii
... occasions , contended in favour of phraseology as far removed from modern usage ; but , that the reader may be aware of the nature of the altera- tions which have been made , I have , in some of the earlier plays , exhibited a few of ...
... occasions , contended in favour of phraseology as far removed from modern usage ; but , that the reader may be aware of the nature of the altera- tions which have been made , I have , in some of the earlier plays , exhibited a few of ...
Page xxi
... occasion , his valuable Essay on the Chester Mysteries . I have also retained the extracts which Mr. Reed had given from Mr. Chalmers . The succeeding sixteen volumes are appro- priated to the plays . The text has been printed according ...
... occasion , his valuable Essay on the Chester Mysteries . I have also retained the extracts which Mr. Reed had given from Mr. Chalmers . The succeeding sixteen volumes are appro- priated to the plays . The text has been printed according ...
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... occasions ; for I confess that I have often shrunk from the great and often fruitless labour of attempting to discover his meaning * . Never was there a writer who appeared to have taken more pains to show that language , in his opinion ...
... occasions ; for I confess that I have often shrunk from the great and often fruitless labour of attempting to discover his meaning * . Never was there a writer who appeared to have taken more pains to show that language , in his opinion ...
Page xxix
... occasion , would have given rise to many more mistakes , had I not been , throughout , assisted by the diligence and acuteness of my corrector of the press , Mr. Woodham . Among them , I am obliged to reckon some defects , arising from ...
... occasion , would have given rise to many more mistakes , had I not been , throughout , assisted by the diligence and acuteness of my corrector of the press , Mr. Woodham . Among them , I am obliged to reckon some defects , arising from ...
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... occasions was so suc- cessfully employed in the investigation of truth and the detection of error . I say in some measure ; for the reader will find in this later edition , many observations with- drawn , which he had discovered to be ...
... occasions was so suc- cessfully employed in the investigation of truth and the detection of error . I say in some measure ; for the reader will find in this later edition , many observations with- drawn , which he had discovered to be ...
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