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" I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing notes is not of difficult attainment. The work is performed, first by railing at the stupidity... "
A Review of Doctor Johnson's New Edition of Shakespeare: In which the ... - Page 99
by William Kenrick - 1765 - 133 pages
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been oftentatioufly difplayed or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing...railing at the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhefs of the for- , mer editors, and mewing, from all that goes before and all that...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been oftentatioufly difplayed or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of Writing...railing at the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhefs of the former editors, and fhewing, from all that goes before and all that follows,...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been oltentatioufiy difplayed or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing...railing at the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhels of the former editors, and mewing, from all that goes before and all that follows,...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Readings are of little Value, they have not been oftentatioufly difplayed, or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer Notes, for the Art of writing...difficult Attainment. The Work is performed firft, by railling at the Stupidity, Negligence, Ignorance, and afinine Tafteleflhefs of the former Editors,...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Readings are of little Value, they have not been oftentationfly difplayed, . or importunately 'obtruded. I could have written longer Notes, for the Art of writing Notes is not of difficult Attainment. The Work.is performed firft, by railling at the Stupidity, Negligence, Ignorance, and afinine TaftelefTnefs...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been ostentatiously displayed, or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing...not of difficult attainment. The work is performed, first by railing at the stupidity, negligence, ignorance, and asinine tastelessness of the former editors,...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been oftentatioufly difplayed or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing...railing at the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhefs of the former editors, and fhewing, from all that goes before and all that follows,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - Biography - 1801 - 454 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been oftentatioufly difplayed or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing...railing at the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleffnefs of the former editors, and lhewing, from all that goes before and all that follows,...
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The Port Folio, Volume 2

Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1809 - 572 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been ostentatiously displayed, or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing...not of difficult attainment The work is performed first, by railing at the stupidity, negligence, ignorance, and asinine tastelessness of the former...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...readings are of little value, they have not been oftentatioufly difplayed or importunately obtruded. I could have written longer notes, for the art of writing...attainment. The work is performed, firft by railing at the flupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflnefs of the former editors, fhowing, from all...
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