The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, Volume 10F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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... . particularly described in the list of early quartos , vol . ii . Mr. Steevens seems not to have been aware of more than two of these . BOSWELL . B 2 PERSONS REPRESENTED . LEAR , King of Britain . King PRELIMINARY REMARKS , 3.
... . particularly described in the list of early quartos , vol . ii . Mr. Steevens seems not to have been aware of more than two of these . BOSWELL . B 2 PERSONS REPRESENTED . LEAR , King of Britain . King PRELIMINARY REMARKS , 3.
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... word to establish would easily bear such a construction . Boswell . I 1 - Now , our joy , & c . ] Here the true reading is picked out of two copies . Butter's quarto reads : Although the last , not least 2 ; to whose SC . I. 11 KING LEAR .
... word to establish would easily bear such a construction . Boswell . I 1 - Now , our joy , & c . ] Here the true reading is picked out of two copies . Butter's quarto reads : Although the last , not least 2 ; to whose SC . I. 11 KING LEAR .
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... BOSWELL . I - QUEST of love ? ] Quest of love is amorous expedition . The term originated from Romance . A quest was the expedition in which a knight was engaged This phrase is often to be met with in The Faëry Queen . STEEVENS . 2 - we ...
... BOSWELL . I - QUEST of love ? ] Quest of love is amorous expedition . The term originated from Romance . A quest was the expedition in which a knight was engaged This phrase is often to be met with in The Faëry Queen . STEEVENS . 2 - we ...
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... constant language of Scripture . BoSWELL . Is it but this ? & c . ] Thus the folio . The quartos , disregard- ing metre- " Is it no more but this ? " & c . STEEVENS . What say you to the lady ? Love is not SC . I. 25 KING LEAR .
... constant language of Scripture . BoSWELL . Is it but this ? & c . ] Thus the folio . The quartos , disregard- ing metre- " Is it no more but this ? " & c . STEEVENS . What say you to the lady ? Love is not SC . I. 25 KING LEAR .
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... BoswELL . Who , in the lusty stealth of nature , & c . ] How much the following lines are in character , may be seen by that monstrous wish of Vanini , the Italian atheist , in his tract De admirandis Na- turæ , & c . printed at Paris ...
... BoswELL . Who , in the lusty stealth of nature , & c . ] How much the following lines are in character , may be seen by that monstrous wish of Vanini , the Italian atheist , in his tract De admirandis Na- turæ , & c . printed at Paris ...
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Albany ancient Antony and Cleopatra Bertram better BOSWELL called Cordelia CORN COUNT Cymbeline daughter death dost doth duke Edgar edition editors Edmund emendation Enter Exeunt Exit eyes father favour folio reads fool fortune France GENT gentleman give Gloster Goneril grace Hanmer hast hath heart heaven Helena HENLEY honour JOHNSON KENT King Henry King Lear knave lady Lafeu LEAR lord Macbeth madam MALONE MASON meaning nature never night noble old copy omitted Othello Parolles passage perhaps play poet poor pray quartos read Rape of Lucrece Regan Rousillon scene seems sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's signifies speak speech STEEVENS STEW suppose tears thee Theobald thine thing thou art thought Timon of Athens Troilus and Cressida TYRWHITT villain WARBURTON Winter's Tale word