Strictures on Mr. Collier's new edition of Shakespeare, 1858J.R. Smith, 1859 - 227 pages |
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... rival- ling the Ms. Corrector , has boldly substituted his own ridiculous emendations for the genuine language of the poets . Though a portion of the following sheets is occu- ― pied with observations on a few ( comparatively , vi PREFACE .
... rival- ling the Ms. Corrector , has boldly substituted his own ridiculous emendations for the genuine language of the poets . Though a portion of the following sheets is occu- ― pied with observations on a few ( comparatively , vi PREFACE .
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... Shakespeare , was content with the old reading , " degrees : " but let us hear what he had previously written on the passage in his Shakespeare Vindi- cated , p . 112 ; B " The substitution [ by Mr. Collier's Ms. Corrector ]
... Shakespeare , was content with the old reading , " degrees : " but let us hear what he had previously written on the passage in his Shakespeare Vindi- cated , p . 112 ; B " The substitution [ by Mr. Collier's Ms. Corrector ]
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... substitution of mirrored for ' married , ' so evidently required by the sense in the lines — ' For speculation turns not to itself Till it hath travell'd , and is married there Where it may see itself , ' HAD NOT ESCAPED THE CORRECTOR ...
... substitution of mirrored for ' married , ' so evidently required by the sense in the lines — ' For speculation turns not to itself Till it hath travell'd , and is married there Where it may see itself , ' HAD NOT ESCAPED THE CORRECTOR ...
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... have mentioned in my note , the editor of 1816 substituted " temptation " ) , I am much mistaken if I have not met with the word elsewhere : and it has found a place in Mr. Halliwell's Dict 18 [ VOL . I. STRICTURES ON SOME PASSAGES.
... have mentioned in my note , the editor of 1816 substituted " temptation " ) , I am much mistaken if I have not met with the word elsewhere : and it has found a place in Mr. Halliwell's Dict 18 [ VOL . I. STRICTURES ON SOME PASSAGES.
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... substituted for " rage " of the old copies , ― " Alv . · • I could wish For one hour's space I could pluck back from time But thirty of my years , that in my fall Thou might'st deserve report : now if thou conquer'st , Thou canst not ...
... substituted for " rage " of the old copies , ― " Alv . · • I could wish For one hour's space I could pluck back from time But thirty of my years , that in my fall Thou might'st deserve report : now if thou conquer'st , Thou canst not ...
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