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Page iii
So despicable , indeed , is his countenance as represented by Faithorne , that it
appears to have funk that celebrated engraver beneath many a common artist in
the same line . bet See Vol . I. p . 30 . was so little attended to , that both the Earl ...
So despicable , indeed , is his countenance as represented by Faithorne , that it
appears to have funk that celebrated engraver beneath many a common artist in
the same line . bet See Vol . I. p . 30 . was so little attended to , that both the Earl ...
Page xii
As often therefore as we are told , that by admitting corrections warranted by
common sense and the laws of metre , we have not rigidly adhered to the text of
Shakspeare , we shall entreat our opponents to exchange that phrase for another
...
As often therefore as we are told , that by admitting corrections warranted by
common sense and the laws of metre , we have not rigidly adhered to the text of
Shakspeare , we shall entreat our opponents to exchange that phrase for another
...
Page xiii
... during a long and uninterrupted series of lines , no other peculiarities than
were common to the works of his most celebrated contemporaries , and whose
general ease and sweetness of versification are hitherto ADVERTISEMENT . xiii.
... during a long and uninterrupted series of lines , no other peculiarities than
were common to the works of his most celebrated contemporaries , and whose
general ease and sweetness of versification are hitherto ADVERTISEMENT . xiii.
Page xvi
... controversy with those who maintain a different opinion , and refuse to
acquiesce in modern suggestions if opposed to the authority of quartos and folios
, consigned to us by a set of people who were wholly uninstructed in the common
forms ...
... controversy with those who maintain a different opinion , and refuse to
acquiesce in modern suggestions if opposed to the authority of quartos and folios
, consigned to us by a set of people who were wholly uninstructed in the common
forms ...
Page xxxvi
From this calculation it is clear , that a common page , admitting it to consist of 1-
3d text , and 2-3ds notes , contains about 2680 distinct pieces of metal ; which
multiplied by 16 , the number of pages in a theet , will amount to 42,880 -- the ...
From this calculation it is clear , that a common page , admitting it to consist of 1-
3d text , and 2-3ds notes , contains about 2680 distinct pieces of metal ; which
multiplied by 16 , the number of pages in a theet , will amount to 42,880 -- the ...
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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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