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... father of Sir William D'Avenant , and that the picture already spoken of was
painted for him , we might be tempted to observe with our author , that the is
bastard son " Was kinder to his father , than his daughters " Got ' twixt the natural
sheets .
... father of Sir William D'Avenant , and that the picture already spoken of was
painted for him , we might be tempted to observe with our author , that the is
bastard son " Was kinder to his father , than his daughters " Got ' twixt the natural
sheets .
Page iii
Aubrey . in short , was a dupe to every wag who chose to pra & ise on his credu .
lity ; and would most certainly have believed the person who should have told
him that Shakspeare himself was a natural son of Queen Elizabeth . Mr. T.
Warton ...
Aubrey . in short , was a dupe to every wag who chose to pra & ise on his credu .
lity ; and would most certainly have believed the person who should have told
him that Shakspeare himself was a natural son of Queen Elizabeth . Mr. T.
Warton ...
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At the same time , however , a fresh and abundant feries of errors and omissions
was created in the text of our author ; the natural and certain consequence of
every re - impression of a work which is not overseen by other eyes than those of
its ...
At the same time , however , a fresh and abundant feries of errors and omissions
was created in the text of our author ; the natural and certain consequence of
every re - impression of a work which is not overseen by other eyes than those of
its ...
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But about the year 1600 , the era of total incorrectness commenced , and works of
almost all kinds appeared with the disadvantage of more than their natural and
inherent imperfections . Such too , in these more enlightened days , when few ...
But about the year 1600 , the era of total incorrectness commenced , and works of
almost all kinds appeared with the disadvantage of more than their natural and
inherent imperfections . Such too , in these more enlightened days , when few ...
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How trifling foever this curiosity may seem to be , it is certainly very natural ; and
we are hardly satisfied with an account of any remarkable person , till we have
heard himn described even to the very cloaths he wears . As for what relates to ...
How trifling foever this curiosity may seem to be , it is certainly very natural ; and
we are hardly satisfied with an account of any remarkable person , till we have
heard himn described even to the very cloaths he wears . As for what relates to ...
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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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