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By assistance from such of our author's plays as had been published in quarto , we have often detected more important errors in the folio 1623 , which , unluckily , supplies the most ancient copy of Macbeth . STEEVENS .
By assistance from such of our author's plays as had been published in quarto , we have often detected more important errors in the folio 1623 , which , unluckily , supplies the most ancient copy of Macbeth . STEEVENS .
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Of and with are indiscriminately used by our ancient writers . So , in The Spanish Tragedy : " Perform'd of pleasure by your son the prince . " Again , in God's Revenge against Murder , hist . vi . : " Sypontus in the mean time is ...
Of and with are indiscriminately used by our ancient writers . So , in The Spanish Tragedy : " Perform'd of pleasure by your son the prince . " Again , in God's Revenge against Murder , hist . vi . : " Sypontus in the mean time is ...
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So likewise in an ancient MS . entitled The Boke of Huntyng , that is cleped Mayster of Game , cap . v .: " Som men haue sey hym slitte a man fro the kne up to the brest , and slee hym all starke dede at o strok . " STEEVENS .
So likewise in an ancient MS . entitled The Boke of Huntyng , that is cleped Mayster of Game , cap . v .: " Som men haue sey hym slitte a man fro the kne up to the brest , and slee hym all starke dede at o strok . " STEEVENS .
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3 Till that Bellona's BRIDEGROOM , lapp'd IN PROOF , ] This passage may be added to the many others , which show how little Shakspeare knew of ancient mythology . HENLEY . 66 Our author might have been influenced by Holinshed , who , p ...
3 Till that Bellona's BRIDEGROOM , lapp'd IN PROOF , ] This passage may be added to the many others , which show how little Shakspeare knew of ancient mythology . HENLEY . 66 Our author might have been influenced by Holinshed , who , p ...
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In ancient language , to blow sometimes means to blow upon . So , in Dumain's Ode in Love's Labour's Lost : " Air , quoth he , thy cheeks may blow- . " i . e . blow upon them . We still say , it blows East , or West , without a ...
In ancient language , to blow sometimes means to blow upon . So , in Dumain's Ode in Love's Labour's Lost : " Air , quoth he , thy cheeks may blow- . " i . e . blow upon them . We still say , it blows East , or West , without a ...
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ancient answer appears Banquo believe better blood BOSWELL called comes common death desire DUKE Duncan edit editors Enter Exit expression eyes face fear folio fool fortune give given hand hath head hear heart hold Holinshed honour instance JOHNSON keep kind King Henry lady live look lord MACB Macbeth Malcolm MALONE manner matter means mind murder nature never night noble observed occurs old copy once original passage perhaps person play present probably Queen reason ROSSE scene Scotland seems selfe sense Shakspeare signifies Sir Toby sister sleep song speak speech spirit stand STEEVENS suppose sure sweet tell thee thing thou thought translation true WARBURTON WITCH woman word
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| Title | Twelfth-night ; Macbeth Volume 11 of The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, J., F., and C. Rivington (Firm) |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | James Boswell |
| Illustrated by | Edmond Malone |
| Contributor | J., F., and C. Rivington (Firm) |
| Publisher | F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 6 Apr 2010 |
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