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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JOHNSON . I suspect no loss of connecting lines . An expression somewhat similar occurs in Timon , Act IV . Sc . II . : Mr. M. " A dedicated beggar to the air . " I have , however , adopted Theobald's emendation .
JOHNSON . I suspect no loss of connecting lines . An expression somewhat similar occurs in Timon , Act IV . Sc . II . : Mr. M. " A dedicated beggar to the air . " I have , however , adopted Theobald's emendation .
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The present reading has some obscurity ; the meaning may be , that love finds out means to pursue his desire . That the blind should find paths to ill is no great wonder . JOHNSON . It is not unusual for those who are blinded by love to ...
The present reading has some obscurity ; the meaning may be , that love finds out means to pursue his desire . That the blind should find paths to ill is no great wonder . JOHNSON . It is not unusual for those who are blinded by love to ...
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Had Dr. Johnson attended to the letter of invitation in the next scene , he would have found that Rosaline was niece to Capulet . ANONYMOUS . Every sonnetteer characterises Love by contrarieties . Watson begins one of his canzonets ...
Had Dr. Johnson attended to the letter of invitation in the next scene , he would have found that Rosaline was niece to Capulet . ANONYMOUS . Every sonnetteer characterises Love by contrarieties . Watson begins one of his canzonets ...
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JOHNSON . 5 Being PURG'D , a fire sparkling in lovers ' eyes ; ] The author may mean being purg'd of smoke , but it is perhaps a meaning never given to the word in any other place . I would rather read ,Being urg'd , a fire sparkling- ...
JOHNSON . 5 Being PURG'D , a fire sparkling in lovers ' eyes ; ] The author may mean being purg'd of smoke , but it is perhaps a meaning never given to the word in any other place . I would rather read ,Being urg'd , a fire sparkling- ...
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JOHNSON . * Folio , that is . Folio , uncharmed . I 8 And , in strong proof , & c . ] As this play was written in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , I cannot help regarding these speeches of Romeo as an oblique compliment to her majesty ...
JOHNSON . * Folio , that is . Folio , uncharmed . I 8 And , in strong proof , & c . ] As this play was written in the reign of Queen Elizabeth , I cannot help regarding these speeches of Romeo as an oblique compliment to her majesty ...
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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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