The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 7J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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Page 11
... poet means Maygames , at which a snow would be very unwelcome and unexpected . It is only a peri- phrasis for May . T. WARTON . I have no doubt that the more obvious interpretation is the true one . So , in Chaucer's Knightes Tale ...
... poet means Maygames , at which a snow would be very unwelcome and unexpected . It is only a peri- phrasis for May . T. WARTON . I have no doubt that the more obvious interpretation is the true one . So , in Chaucer's Knightes Tale ...
Page 17
... poet , I have every where , to avoid confusion , restored king to the text . THEOBALD . The princess in the next act calls the king " this virtuous duke ; " a word which , in our author's time , seems to have been used with great laxity ...
... poet , I have every where , to avoid confusion , restored king to the text . THEOBALD . The princess in the next act calls the king " this virtuous duke ; " a word which , in our author's time , seems to have been used with great laxity ...
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... poet's true reading ; and the meaning is this : " Though you hope for high words , and should have them , it will be but a low acquisition at best . " This our poet calls a low having : and it is a substantive which he uses in several ...
... poet's true reading ; and the meaning is this : " Though you hope for high words , and should have them , it will be but a low acquisition at best . " This our poet calls a low having : and it is a substantive which he uses in several ...
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... poet's works , Character of a Bawd , ) 1630 : - " the cloathe - bag of counsel , the capcase , fardle , pack , male , of friendly toleration . " The quarto 1598 , and the first folio , have - thee male . Corrected by the editor of the ...
... poet's works , Character of a Bawd , ) 1630 : - " the cloathe - bag of counsel , the capcase , fardle , pack , male , of friendly toleration . " The quarto 1598 , and the first folio , have - thee male . Corrected by the editor of the ...
Page 58
... poet or reciter took leave of the audience , and the word itself appears to be derived from the verb envoyer , to send away . Now the usual salutation amongst the Romans at parting , as well as meeting , was the word salvé . Moth ...
... poet or reciter took leave of the audience , and the word itself appears to be derived from the verb envoyer , to send away . Now the usual salutation amongst the Romans at parting , as well as meeting , was the word salvé . Moth ...
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Amadis de Gaula ancient Ansaldo Antonio Armado BASS Bassanio Ben Jonson BIRON bond BOYET called Cazi Christian COST Costard doth ducats duke Dumain editions editor emendation Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair FARMER father fool Giannetto give Gratiano hath hear heart heaven honour Jessica JOHNSON KATH King Henry l'envoy lady LAUN Launcelot letter Longaville lord Lorenzo Love's Love's Labour's Lost madam MALONE MASON master means merchant Merchant of Venice merry mistress Monarcho MOTH musick Nerissa never night oath old copies passage play poet Pompey Portia pound of flesh praise pray Princess quarto ring romances SALAN SALAR Saracens says SCENE second folio sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's Shylock signifies signior Sonnet speak STEEVENS suppose swear sweet tell thee THEOBALD thing thou thousand ducats thrasonical tongue true TYRWHITT unto Venice WARBURTON word