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 6 |
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THE story on which this play is founded , is related as a true one in Girolamo de la Corte's History of Verona . It was originally published by an anonymous Italian novelist in 1549 at Venice ; and again in 1553 , at the same place .
THE story on which this play is founded , is related as a true one in Girolamo de la Corte's History of Verona . It was originally published by an anonymous Italian novelist in 1549 at Venice ; and again in 1553 , at the same place .
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... was printed by Richard Tottel with the following title , written probably , according to the fashion of that time , by the bookseller : The Tragicall Hystory of Romeus and Juliet , containing a rare Example of true Constancie : with ...
... was printed by Richard Tottel with the following title , written probably , according to the fashion of that time , by the bookseller : The Tragicall Hystory of Romeus and Juliet , containing a rare Example of true Constancie : with ...
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True ; and therefore women , being the weaker vessels , are ever thrust to the wall : -therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall , and thrust his maids to the wall . * Quarto A , If I be in choler Ile draw .
True ; and therefore women , being the weaker vessels , are ever thrust to the wall : -therefore I will push Montague's men from the wall , and thrust his maids to the wall . * Quarto A , If I be in choler Ile draw .
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The first copy furnishes no help , the passage there standing thus : " Ile play the tyrant ; Ile first begin with the maids , and off with their heads : " but the true reading is found in the undated quarto . MALONE . 4 poor John .
The first copy furnishes no help , the passage there standing thus : " Ile play the tyrant ; Ile first begin with the maids , and off with their heads : " but the true reading is found in the undated quarto . MALONE . 4 poor John .
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I would , thou wert so happy by thy stay , To hear true shrift . - Come , madam , let's away . [ Exeunt MONTAGUE and Lady . BEN . Good morrow , cousin . ROM . Is the day so young ' ? BEN . But new struck nine . ROM .
I would , thou wert so happy by thy stay , To hear true shrift . - Come , madam , let's away . [ Exeunt MONTAGUE and Lady . BEN . Good morrow , cousin . ROM . Is the day so young ' ? BEN . But new struck nine . ROM .
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| Title | 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 6 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, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Contributor | Edmond Malone |
| Publisher | Rwington, 1821 |
| Original from | Austrian National Library |
| Digitized | 15 Jul 2015 |
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