The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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Page vi
... liberty which Dr. Johnson has observed no pretence can justify . I may add , that it is not every one that could have deci- phered his notes . When he was not hurried he wrote a very clear and an elegant hand ; but as his vi ADVERTISEMENT .
... liberty which Dr. Johnson has observed no pretence can justify . I may add , that it is not every one that could have deci- phered his notes . When he was not hurried he wrote a very clear and an elegant hand ; but as his vi ADVERTISEMENT .
Page vii
... hand , of which no one , who was not accustomed to his manner , could readily comprehend the meaning . I am far from pretending to say that , with all the advantages I enjoyed , I can hope to remedy the many imperfections which must ...
... hand , of which no one , who was not accustomed to his manner , could readily comprehend the meaning . I am far from pretending to say that , with all the advantages I enjoyed , I can hope to remedy the many imperfections which must ...
Page x
... hand of Deucalion , and raised him at once into life . This may perhaps have been carried too far , and the zeal which has been exerted in collecting all the remains of the Elizabethan age , may perhaps , in some cases , have been ...
... hand of Deucalion , and raised him at once into life . This may perhaps have been carried too far , and the zeal which has been exerted in collecting all the remains of the Elizabethan age , may perhaps , in some cases , have been ...
Page xvi
... hand , we were to enumerate the instances in which the second folio has been deserted by Mr. Steevens himself , we shall form a still less estimate of its value . I cannot say that I have undertaken the same laborious investigation that ...
... hand , we were to enumerate the instances in which the second folio has been deserted by Mr. Steevens himself , we shall form a still less estimate of its value . I cannot say that I have undertaken the same laborious investigation that ...
Page xxiii
... hands to have been entirely the genuine productions of our author , excepting the three parts of Henry VI . , which have been suffered to retain their place as forming part of the historical series . Some Addenda follow , and the whole ...
... hands to have been entirely the genuine productions of our author , excepting the three parts of Henry VI . , which have been suffered to retain their place as forming part of the historical series . Some Addenda follow , and the whole ...
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