The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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Page v
... publick attention by any prefatory observations . But as this unfortunately was not the case , the reader may expect to be told , under what circumstances , and with what pre- tensions , the present editor appears before him , and what ...
... publick attention by any prefatory observations . But as this unfortunately was not the case , the reader may expect to be told , under what circumstances , and with what pre- tensions , the present editor appears before him , and what ...
Page vii
... publick expectation , and gratify the admirers of our greatest poet . Whatever may be the defects that shall be discovered in that portion of the work which has devolved upon me , which , I am aware , are many , and fear that more may ...
... publick expectation , and gratify the admirers of our greatest poet . Whatever may be the defects that shall be discovered in that portion of the work which has devolved upon me , which , I am aware , are many , and fear that more may ...
Page ix
... at- tention of the publick , much more than was gene- rally the case at any former period , to the neglected writers of an early age . The slightest reference which can be drawn from the works of Shakspeare to a ADVERTISEMENT . ix.
... at- tention of the publick , much more than was gene- rally the case at any former period , to the neglected writers of an early age . The slightest reference which can be drawn from the works of Shakspeare to a ADVERTISEMENT . ix.
Page xxi
... publick , upon this 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 ...
... publick , upon this 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 ...
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... publick , however , naturally feel anxious to be put in possession of any thing which purports upon probable grounds to exhibit to us the features of gentle Shakspeare ; and , therefore , it is with great satisfaction that I have pre ...
... publick , however , naturally feel anxious to be put in possession of any thing which purports upon probable grounds to exhibit to us the features of gentle Shakspeare ; and , therefore , it is with great satisfaction that I have pre ...
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