The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 17J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... reading originally introduced by Mr. Theobald , and adopted by Dr. Warburton , is the true one , because it affords a clear sense ; whilst , on the other hand , the reading of the old copy affords none : for supposing change with to ...
... reading originally introduced by Mr. Theobald , and adopted by Dr. Warburton , is the true one , because it affords a clear sense ; whilst , on the other hand , the reading of the old copy affords none : for supposing change with to ...
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... read . ALEX . Show him your hand . Enter ENOBArbus . ENO . Bring in the ... old . CHAR . Wrinkles forbid ! It is observable that the same mistake as ... reading , for the reasons assigned in my original note . MALONE . " To ...
... read . ALEX . Show him your hand . Enter ENOBArbus . ENO . Bring in the ... old . CHAR . Wrinkles forbid ! It is observable that the same mistake as ... reading , for the reasons assigned in my original note . MALONE . " To ...
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... old reading : " The sense is , that man , not agitated by censure , like soil not ventilated by quick winds , produces more evil than good . " This certainly is true of soil , but where did Dr. Johnson find the word soil in this passage ...
... old reading : " The sense is , that man , not agitated by censure , like soil not ventilated by quick winds , produces more evil than good . " This certainly is true of soil , but where did Dr. Johnson find the word soil in this passage ...
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... read leave , instead of love . So , afterwards : " " Would she had never given you leave to come ! " M. MASON . The old reading may mean - And prevail on her love to con- sent to our separation . STEEVens . I suspect the author wrote ...
... read leave , instead of love . So , afterwards : " " Would she had never given you leave to come ! " M. MASON . The old reading may mean - And prevail on her love to con- sent to our separation . STEEVens . I suspect the author wrote ...
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... old copy has " whose places under us , ” and “ require . " The correction , which is certainly right , was made by the editor of the second folio . I should read ... reading : Where is he now ? So , in Macbeth : " The thane of Fife had a ...
... old copy has " whose places under us , ” and “ require . " The correction , which is certainly right , was made by the editor of the second folio . I should read ... reading : Where is he now ? So , in Macbeth : " The thane of Fife had a ...
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PLAYS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I William 1564-1616 Shakespeare,Isaac 1742-1807 Reed,Samuel 1709-1784 Johnson No preview available - 2016 |
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