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Page i
The reader may observe that , contrary to former usage , no head of Shakspeare
is prefixed to the present edition of his plays . The undisguised fact is this .
Theonly portrait of him that even pretends to authenticity , by means of injudicious
...
The reader may observe that , contrary to former usage , no head of Shakspeare
is prefixed to the present edition of his plays . The undisguised fact is this .
Theonly portrait of him that even pretends to authenticity , by means of injudicious
...
Page iii
The present age will probably allow the vintner's ivy to Sir William , but with equal
justice will withhold from him the poet's bays . - To his pretensions of descent
from Shakspearé , one might almost be induced to apply a ludicrous passage ...
The present age will probably allow the vintner's ivy to Sir William , but with equal
justice will withhold from him the poet's bays . - To his pretensions of descent
from Shakspearé , one might almost be induced to apply a ludicrous passage ...
Page iv
... circumstance which , as far as it * Much respea is due to the authority of
portraits that descend in families from heir to heir ; but little reliance can be
placed on them when they are produced for sale ( as in the present instance ) by
alien hands ...
... circumstance which , as far as it * Much respea is due to the authority of
portraits that descend in families from heir to heir ; but little reliance can be
placed on them when they are produced for sale ( as in the present instance ) by
alien hands ...
Page viii
What remains to be added concerning this republication is , that a considerable
number of fresh remarks are both adopted and supplied by the present editors .
They have persisted in their former track of reading for the illustration of their ...
What remains to be added concerning this republication is , that a considerable
number of fresh remarks are both adopted and supplied by the present editors .
They have persisted in their former track of reading for the illustration of their ...
Page ix
The present editors must also acknowledge , that unless in particular instances ,
where the voice of the publick had decided against the remarks of Dr. Johnson ,
they have hesitated to displace them ; and had rather be charged with ...
The present editors must also acknowledge , that unless in particular instances ,
where the voice of the publick had decided against the remarks of Dr. Johnson ,
they have hesitated to displace them ; and had rather be charged with ...
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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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