The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 1Rwington, 1821 |
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... Comedy of Errors , by which those who were not attentive to dates , might have been led to form very erroneous conclusions as to the inequality of Shakspeare's genius . We shall now find his powers gradually developed as his knowledge ...
... Comedy of Errors , by which those who were not attentive to dates , might have been led to form very erroneous conclusions as to the inequality of Shakspeare's genius . We shall now find his powers gradually developed as his knowledge ...
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... comedy . ' Shakspeare was buried in 1616 ; and in 1708 the first notice of this picture occurs . Where there is such a chasm in evidence , the validity of it may well be ques- tioned , and especially by those who remember a species of ...
... comedy . ' Shakspeare was buried in 1616 ; and in 1708 the first notice of this picture occurs . Where there is such a chasm in evidence , the validity of it may well be ques- tioned , and especially by those who remember a species of ...
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... with an extract from Mr. Malone . " The Comedy of Humours , played eleven times be- tween 25th Nov. 1596 and 11th Maye , 1597 .'- Perhaps , VOL . I. C · says Mr. Malone , ( on this extract from ADVERTISEMENT . xxxiii.
... with an extract from Mr. Malone . " The Comedy of Humours , played eleven times be- tween 25th Nov. 1596 and 11th Maye , 1597 .'- Perhaps , VOL . I. C · says Mr. Malone , ( on this extract from ADVERTISEMENT . xxxiii.
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... , they would be deceived . Could the audience expect any thing of this kind ? or was it necessary to guard them against it , in a favourite comedy , with which they had all been perfectly familiar ADVERTISEMENT . xxxvii.
... , they would be deceived . Could the audience expect any thing of this kind ? or was it necessary to guard them against it , in a favourite comedy , with which they had all been perfectly familiar ADVERTISEMENT . xxxvii.
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William Shakespeare. comedy , with which they had all been perfectly familiar for twelve years ? " The commentator , who is first quoted , was Tom Davies ; the person who first suggested that the piece performed in 1613 was Shakspeare's ...
William Shakespeare. comedy , with which they had all been perfectly familiar for twelve years ? " The commentator , who is first quoted , was Tom Davies ; the person who first suggested that the piece performed in 1613 was Shakspeare's ...
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