The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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Page xxiv
... * See Mr. Richardson's Proposals , p . 291. It will scarcely be necessary to inform the reader , that these Proposals were written by Mr. Steevens . that such a remark is wholly groundless . That no xxiv ADVERTISEMENT .
... * See Mr. Richardson's Proposals , p . 291. It will scarcely be necessary to inform the reader , that these Proposals were written by Mr. Steevens . that such a remark is wholly groundless . That no xxiv ADVERTISEMENT .
Page xxx
... written down but by himself ; " and I was willing to rest contented with what poor Ritson threw out , as what he considered a stroke of double satire , that the publick and Mr. Malone appeared to en- tertain a reciprocal good opinion of ...
... written down but by himself ; " and I was willing to rest contented with what poor Ritson threw out , as what he considered a stroke of double satire , that the publick and Mr. Malone appeared to en- tertain a reciprocal good opinion of ...
Page xxxii
... written by Mr. Steevens , which was originally appended to Jonson's CommendatoryVerses on Shakspeare , but which in the present edition is placed in juxta - position to the Essay in its confutation , had been referred to by Mr. Malone ...
... written by Mr. Steevens , which was originally appended to Jonson's CommendatoryVerses on Shakspeare , but which in the present edition is placed in juxta - position to the Essay in its confutation , had been referred to by Mr. Malone ...
Page xxxv
... written . The reverse is most frequently the case , and the whole of a work is generally gone through before the composition of the prefatory matter ; but in the present instance there is no inconsistency ; he tells us that if Mr ...
... written . The reverse is most frequently the case , and the whole of a work is generally gone through before the composition of the prefatory matter ; but in the present instance there is no inconsistency ; he tells us that if Mr ...
Page xxxvii
... written by Jonson , and the play was not written by Shakspeare . The Piece acted in 1613 was a new play , called All Is Truth , ' constructed , indeed , on the history of Henry VIII , and , like that , full of shows ; but giving ...
... written by Jonson , and the play was not written by Shakspeare . The Piece acted in 1613 was a new play , called All Is Truth , ' constructed , indeed , on the history of Henry VIII , and , like that , full of shows ; but giving ...
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