The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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Page viii
... instance , Mr. Ritson observes , that the reading of the quarto in Hamlet's celebrated soliloquy , " And enterprizes ... instances I have ventured to take the liberty of expunging a note where Shakspeare has , I think , most ...
... instance , Mr. Ritson observes , that the reading of the quarto in Hamlet's celebrated soliloquy , " And enterprizes ... instances I have ventured to take the liberty of expunging a note where Shakspeare has , I think , most ...
Page ix
... instances , somewhat more information has been bestowed than was absolutely required , it is rather an ungrateful return , on the part of living readers , to speak with contempt of criticks , by whose assistance they have been elevated ...
... instances , somewhat more information has been bestowed than was absolutely required , it is rather an ungrateful return , on the part of living readers , to speak with contempt of criticks , by whose assistance they have been elevated ...
Page x
... instances , are not altogether obsolete in the present day ; and the free ver- sification of the poet has been lengthened or curtailed as suited the commentator's caprice , to bring it within the strict regularity which has been ...
... instances , are not altogether obsolete in the present day ; and the free ver- sification of the poet has been lengthened or curtailed as suited the commentator's caprice , to bring it within the strict regularity which has been ...
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... instance : - [ Lear , Act II . Sc . IV . ] " Lear . No. " Kent . Yes . " Lear . No , I say . " Kent . I say , yea . " " Here the quartos add : " Lear . No , no , they would not . " Kent . Yes , they have . " " By the admission of this ...
... instance : - [ Lear , Act II . Sc . IV . ] " Lear . No. " Kent . Yes . " Lear . No , I say . " Kent . I say , yea . " " Here the quartos add : " Lear . No , no , they would not . " Kent . Yes , they have . " " By the admission of this ...
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... instance . It may possibly be a corruption , and if so , the original spelling dambd should be preserved as a guide to critical conjecture . In a very few instances I have given readings , both from the folio and the quarto , which have ...
... instance . It may possibly be a corruption , and if so , the original spelling dambd should be preserved as a guide to critical conjecture . In a very few instances I have given readings , both from the folio and the quarto , which have ...
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