The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 8J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... fhould be observed , that the characters of Jaques , the Clown , and Audrey , are entirely of the poet's own formation . Although I have never met with any edition of this comedy before the year 1623 , it is evident , that fuch a ...
... fhould be observed , that the characters of Jaques , the Clown , and Audrey , are entirely of the poet's own formation . Although I have never met with any edition of this comedy before the year 1623 , it is evident , that fuch a ...
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... fhould fuppofe , that the competitors in a wrestling match carried bills on their fhoulders , and believe the whole conceit is in the poor resemblance of presence and prefents . JOHNSON . With bills on their necks , should be the ...
... fhould fuppofe , that the competitors in a wrestling match carried bills on their fhoulders , and believe the whole conceit is in the poor resemblance of presence and prefents . JOHNSON . With bills on their necks , should be the ...
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... fhould write , feel this broken mufich , for fee . But fee is the colloquial term for perception or experiment . So we fay every day ; fee if the water be hot ; I will fee which is the beft time ; fhe has tried , and fees that the ...
... fhould write , feel this broken mufich , for fee . But fee is the colloquial term for perception or experiment . So we fay every day ; fee if the water be hot ; I will fee which is the beft time ; fhe has tried , and fees that the ...
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... F. Do fo ; I'll not be by . [ Duke goes apart . LE BEAU . Monfieur the challenger , the princeffes call for you.9 ORL . I ... fhould read , our eyes , and our judgment . The argument is , Your fpirits are too bold , and therefore your ...
... F. Do fo ; I'll not be by . [ Duke goes apart . LE BEAU . Monfieur the challenger , the princeffes call for you.9 ORL . I ... fhould read , our eyes , and our judgment . The argument is , Your fpirits are too bold , and therefore your ...
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... fhould wifh to read , I beseech you , punish me not with your hard thoughts . Therein I confefs myself much guilty to deny fo fair and excellent ladies any thing . JOHNSON . As the word wherein muft always refer to fomething pre- ceding ...
... fhould wifh to read , I beseech you , punish me not with your hard thoughts . Therein I confefs myself much guilty to deny fo fair and excellent ladies any thing . JOHNSON . As the word wherein muft always refer to fomething pre- ceding ...
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againſt allufion anſwer Antony and Cleopatra Atalanta Audrey becauſe Bertram Celia Clown COUNT Cymbeline defire doth DUKE editor emendation Exeunt expreffion faid fame father fatire fecond folio feems fenfe ferve feven fhall fhould fhow fignifies firft firſt fome fomething fool foreft fpeak fpeech ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fure fwear fweet hath Helena himſelf honour houſe inftance itſelf Jaques JOHNSON King Henry Lafeu laft loft lord Macbeth madam mafter MALONE marry MASON meaning meaſure miſtreſs moft moſt muft muſt obferves old copy Orlando Othello paffage Parolles perfon Phebe play pleaſe pray prefent quintain reafon Rofalind Roufillon ſay Shakspeare ſhall ſhe ſpeak STEEVENS thee thefe THEOBALD theſe thing thofe thoſe thou art TOUCH ufed underſtand uſed verfes WARBURTON whofe wife Winter's Tale word worfe youth