The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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Page ix
... poet's works ; and there- fore , even if in a few instances , somewhat more information has been bestowed than was absolutely required , it is rather an ungrateful return , on the part of living readers , to speak with contempt of ...
... poet's works ; and there- fore , even if in a few instances , somewhat more information has been bestowed than was absolutely required , it is rather an ungrateful return , on the part of living readers , to speak with contempt of ...
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... poet's plays , in conjunction with Dr. Johnson in 1773 , was scarcely 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 ...
... poet's plays , in conjunction with Dr. Johnson in 1773 , was scarcely 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 ...
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... poet's phraseology , determined to reject it , as an authority altogether , while , notwithstanding , he was willing to admit into his text , corrections of typographical er- rors , or other suggestions which recommended them- selves ...
... poet's phraseology , determined to reject it , as an authority altogether , while , notwithstanding , he was willing to admit into his text , corrections of typographical er- rors , or other suggestions which recommended them- selves ...
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... poet's re- putation during the course of the second century which has elapsed since his death . Even at the time when Johnson wrote his admirable preface , not only was the knowledge of his excellence almost wholly con- fined to his own ...
... poet's re- putation during the course of the second century which has elapsed since his death . Even at the time when Johnson wrote his admirable preface , not only was the knowledge of his excellence almost wholly con- fined to his own ...
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... poet's history . The Essay on the Chro- nology of Shakspeare's Plays was originally distinct ; and I cannot , with confidence , say that Mr. Malone would not have so continued it : but it appeared to me , that the life of a writer must ...
... poet's history . The Essay on the Chro- nology of Shakspeare's Plays was originally distinct ; and I cannot , with confidence , say that Mr. Malone would not have so continued it : but it appeared to me , that the life of a writer must ...
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