The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, Volume 3 |
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It should , however , be remembered , that if our poet was at all indebted to the Italian novelists , it must have been through the medium of some old translation , which has hitherto escaped the researches of his most industrious ...
It should , however , be remembered , that if our poet was at all indebted to the Italian novelists , it must have been through the medium of some old translation , which has hitherto escaped the researches of his most industrious ...
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You know , I say nothing to him ; for he understands not me , nor I him : he hath neither Latin , French , nor Italian ; and you will come into the court and swear , that I have a poor pennyworth in the English .
You know , I say nothing to him ; for he understands not me , nor I him : he hath neither Latin , French , nor Italian ; and you will come into the court and swear , that I have a poor pennyworth in the English .
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if any man in Italy have a fairer table , which doth offer to swear upon a book . — I shall have good fortune ; Go to , here's a simple line of life ! here's a small trifle of wives : Alas , fifteen - 7 more guarded ] i . e . more ...
if any man in Italy have a fairer table , which doth offer to swear upon a book . — I shall have good fortune ; Go to , here's a simple line of life ! here's a small trifle of wives : Alas , fifteen - 7 more guarded ] i . e . more ...
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The dearest friend to me , the kindest man , The best condition'd and unwearied spirit In doing courtesies ; and one in whom The ancient Roman honour more appears , Than any that draws breath in Italy . Por . What sum owes he the Jew ?
The dearest friend to me , the kindest man , The best condition'd and unwearied spirit In doing courtesies ; and one in whom The ancient Roman honour more appears , Than any that draws breath in Italy . Por . What sum owes he the Jew ?
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I'll put myself in poor and mean attire , And with a kind of umber smirch my face ; 8 And with a kind of umber smirch my face ; ] Umber is a dusky yellow - coloured earth , brought from Umbria in Italy . 5 The like do you ; so shall we ...
I'll put myself in poor and mean attire , And with a kind of umber smirch my face ; 8 And with a kind of umber smirch my face ; ] Umber is a dusky yellow - coloured earth , brought from Umbria in Italy . 5 The like do you ; so shall we ...
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a ..., Volume 3 The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | George Steevens |
| Illustrated by | Henry Fuseli |
| Publisher | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1805 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2011 |
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