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... HENRY IV . KING HENRY V. · FIRST PART OF KING HENRY VI . SECOND PART OF KING HENRY VI . THIRD PART OF KING HENRY VI . KING RICHARD III . KING HENRY VIII . TROILUS AND CRESSIDA a ix PAGE 1 11 12 13 17 22 27 35 41 48 55 61 64 68 70 73 76 ...
... HENRY IV . KING HENRY V. · FIRST PART OF KING HENRY VI . SECOND PART OF KING HENRY VI . THIRD PART OF KING HENRY VI . KING RICHARD III . KING HENRY VIII . TROILUS AND CRESSIDA a ix PAGE 1 11 12 13 17 22 27 35 41 48 55 61 64 68 70 73 76 ...
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... Henry IV . Part II . , ' A. i . sc . 2 , where Falstaff says , ' And so both the degrees prevent my curses , ' as the words have been invariably printed from 1623 to 1857. What , then , is the emendation in my corr . fo . 1632 ? This ...
... Henry IV . Part II . , ' A. i . sc . 2 , where Falstaff says , ' And so both the degrees prevent my curses , ' as the words have been invariably printed from 1623 to 1857. What , then , is the emendation in my corr . fo . 1632 ? This ...
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... Henry IV . , act ii . sc . 1 , the quarto of 1600 has " the Iarman [ i . e . German ] hunting in water - worke , ” & c . , I am perfectly convinced that " a Iarmen on " is ( as Rowe saw ) the old spelling for " a German one ...
... Henry IV . , act ii . sc . 1 , the quarto of 1600 has " the Iarman [ i . e . German ] hunting in water - worke , ” & c . , I am perfectly convinced that " a Iarmen on " is ( as Rowe saw ) the old spelling for " a German one ...
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... Henry VIII . ' in A. ii . sc . 2 , and many others . " • The dishonesty of this note ! Mr. Collier conceals the very reason why I pointed out the " discovery " in Barnes's play , viz . because in it two young people are discovered play ...
... Henry VIII . ' in A. ii . sc . 2 , and many others . " • The dishonesty of this note ! Mr. Collier conceals the very reason why I pointed out the " discovery " in Barnes's play , viz . because in it two young people are discovered play ...
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... Henry IV . , act iii . sc . 1 . In a note on the words " for gourd , and fullam holds , " & c . , Mr. Collier writes thus : " We may just notice that on the next page of the same play , ' The Scornful Lady ' [ by Beaumont and Fletcher ] ...
... Henry IV . , act iii . sc . 1 . In a note on the words " for gourd , and fullam holds , " & c . , Mr. Collier writes thus : " We may just notice that on the next page of the same play , ' The Scornful Lady ' [ by Beaumont and Fletcher ] ...
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