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Page xv
Respecting our author therefore , on some occasions , we cannot join in the
prayer of Cordelia : - Refloration hang " . Thy medicine ou his lips ! " It is unlucky
for him , perhaps , that between the interest of his readers and his editors a
material ...
Respecting our author therefore , on some occasions , we cannot join in the
prayer of Cordelia : - Refloration hang " . Thy medicine ou his lips ! " It is unlucky
for him , perhaps , that between the interest of his readers and his editors a
material ...
Page xvi
We do not therefore hesitate to affirm , that a blind fidelity to the eldest printed
copies , is on some occasions a confirmed treason against the sense , fpirit , and
versification of Shakspeare . All these circumstances confidered , it is time ,
instead ...
We do not therefore hesitate to affirm , that a blind fidelity to the eldest printed
copies , is on some occasions a confirmed treason against the sense , fpirit , and
versification of Shakspeare . All these circumstances confidered , it is time ,
instead ...
Page xx
Noris such an event to be deprecated even by ourselves ; since we may be
certain that some ivy of each individual's growth will still adhere to the parent oak
, though not enough , as at present , to " hide the princely trunk , and fuck the
verdure ...
Noris such an event to be deprecated even by ourselves ; since we may be
certain that some ivy of each individual's growth will still adhere to the parent oak
, though not enough , as at present , to " hide the princely trunk , and fuck the
verdure ...
Page xxii
When the predeceffor of it appeared , some intelligent friend or admirer of
Shakspeare might have observed its defects , and corrected many of them in its
margin , from early manuscripts , * or authentick information . That such
manuscripts ...
When the predeceffor of it appeared , some intelligent friend or admirer of
Shakspeare might have observed its defects , and corrected many of them in its
margin , from early manuscripts , * or authentick information . That such
manuscripts ...
Page xxvii
443 ) speaks with some confidence of having proved his assertions relative to the
worthlessness of this book . But how are these assertions proved ? By exposing
its errors ( some of which nevertheless are of a very questionable shape ) and ...
443 ) speaks with some confidence of having proved his assertions relative to the
worthlessness of this book . But how are these assertions proved ? By exposing
its errors ( some of which nevertheless are of a very questionable shape ) and ...
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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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