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Page i
We wished indeed to have confirmed them by a second view of it ; but a late
accident in the no . ble family to which it belongs , has precluded us from that
satisfa & ion . † Vertue's portraits have been over - praised on account of their
fidelity ; for ...
We wished indeed to have confirmed them by a second view of it ; but a late
accident in the no . ble family to which it belongs , has precluded us from that
satisfa & ion . † Vertue's portraits have been over - praised on account of their
fidelity ; for ...
Page ix
As a large proportion of Mr. Monck Mason's strictures on a former edition of
Shakspeare are here inserted , it has been thought necessary that as much of his
Preface * as was designed to introduce them , should accompany their second ...
As a large proportion of Mr. Monck Mason's strictures on a former edition of
Shakspeare are here inserted , it has been thought necessary that as much of his
Preface * as was designed to introduce them , should accompany their second ...
Page xxi
... of difsyllables ( like neither , rather , reason , lover , & c . ) into monosyllables ;
and his sentiments respecting the worth of the variations supplied by the second
folio b 3 ADVERTISEMEN T. xxi.
... of difsyllables ( like neither , rather , reason , lover , & c . ) into monosyllables ;
and his sentiments respecting the worth of the variations supplied by the second
folio b 3 ADVERTISEMEN T. xxi.
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On the first of these contested matters we commit ourselves to the publick ear ; on
the second we must awhile folicit the reader's attention . The following conjectural
account of the publication of this second folio ( about which no certainty can ...
On the first of these contested matters we commit ourselves to the publick ear ; on
the second we must awhile folicit the reader's attention . The following conjectural
account of the publication of this second folio ( about which no certainty can ...
Page xxiii
... which were sometimes imperfectly deciphered , and sometimes wholly
misunderstood . Mr. Malone , indeed , frequently points his artillery at a
personage whom we cannot help regarding as a phantom ; we mean the Editor
of the second ...
... which were sometimes imperfectly deciphered , and sometimes wholly
misunderstood . Mr. Malone , indeed , frequently points his artillery at a
personage whom we cannot help regarding as a phantom ; we mean the Editor
of the second ...
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 1 The Plays of William Shakspeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Illustrated by | Samuel Johnson (écrivain) |
| Publisher | Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1900 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Sep 2011 |
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