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The old copy unnecessarily and harshly reads66 ere the set of sun . " STEEVENS . 4 There to meet with Macbeth . ] Thus the old copy . Mr. Pope , and , after him , other editors : " " " There I go to meet Macbeth .
The old copy unnecessarily and harshly reads66 ere the set of sun . " STEEVENS . 4 There to meet with Macbeth . ] Thus the old copy . Mr. Pope , and , after him , other editors : " " " There I go to meet Macbeth .
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.I read" Doubtfully it stood ; " The old copy has - Doubtfull - so that my addition consists of but a single letter . STEEVENS . Yet the line but one preceding is left unaltered , though equally defective . BOSWELL .
.I read" Doubtfully it stood ; " The old copy has - Doubtfull - so that my addition consists of but a single letter . STEEVENS . Yet the line but one preceding is left unaltered , though equally defective . BOSWELL .
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Of and with are indiscriminately used by our ancient writers . So , in The Spanish Tragedy ... 4 And fortune , on his damned QUARREL Smiling , ] The old copy has - quarry ; but I am inclined to read quarrel . Quarrel was formerly used ...
Of and with are indiscriminately used by our ancient writers . So , in The Spanish Tragedy ... 4 And fortune , on his damned QUARREL Smiling , ] The old copy has - quarry ; but I am inclined to read quarrel . Quarrel was formerly used ...
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6 Like valour's minion , Carv'd out his passage , till he fac'd the slave ; ] The old copy reads" Like valour's minion , carv'd out his passage " Till he fac'd the slave . " 66 19 As an hemistich must be admitted , it seems more ...
6 Like valour's minion , Carv'd out his passage , till he fac'd the slave ; ] The old copy reads" Like valour's minion , carv'd out his passage " Till he fac'd the slave . " 66 19 As an hemistich must be admitted , it seems more ...
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If I say sooth , I must report they were As cannons overcharg'd with double cracks ' ; So they Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe : 5 the verse , has been omitted in the old copy . Sir T. Hanmer reads" Our captains , brave Macbeth ...
If I say sooth , I must report they were As cannons overcharg'd with double cracks ' ; So they Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe : 5 the verse , has been omitted in the old copy . Sir T. Hanmer reads" Our captains , brave Macbeth ...
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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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