The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 17J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... fenfe ; whilft , on the other hand , the reading of the old copy affords none : for fuppofing change with to mean exchange for , what idea is conveyed by this paf- fage ? and what other fenfe can thefe words bear ? The fub- ftantive ...
... fenfe ; whilft , on the other hand , the reading of the old copy affords none : for fuppofing change with to mean exchange for , what idea is conveyed by this paf- fage ? and what other fenfe can thefe words bear ? The fub- ftantive ...
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... fenfe . In the inftance given by Dr. Johnson , " I should shame you and tell all , " I occurs in the former part of the fentence , and therefore may be well omitted afterwards ; but here no perfonal pronoun has been introduced . MALONE ...
... fenfe . In the inftance given by Dr. Johnson , " I should shame you and tell all , " I occurs in the former part of the fentence , and therefore may be well omitted afterwards ; but here no perfonal pronoun has been introduced . MALONE ...
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... fenfe here . JOHNSON . I believe Dr. Johnson's explanation is right . So , in Selimus , Emperor of the Turks , 1594 : 66 Ay , though on all the world we make extent , " From the fouth pole unto the northern bear . " Again , in Twelfth ...
... fenfe here . JOHNSON . I believe Dr. Johnson's explanation is right . So , in Selimus , Emperor of the Turks , 1594 : 66 Ay , though on all the world we make extent , " From the fouth pole unto the northern bear . " Again , in Twelfth ...
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... fenfe is , that man , not agitated by cenfure , like foil not ventilated by quick winds , produces more evil than good . JOHNSON . An idea , fomewhat fimilar , occurs alfo in The First Part of King Henry IV : “ -the cankers of a calm ...
... fenfe is , that man , not agitated by cenfure , like foil not ventilated by quick winds , produces more evil than good . JOHNSON . An idea , fomewhat fimilar , occurs alfo in The First Part of King Henry IV : “ -the cankers of a calm ...
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... fenfe of the paffage is : " When our pregnant minds lie idle and untilled , they bring forth weeds ; but the telling us of our faults is a kind of culture to them . " The pro- noun our before quick , fhows that the substantive to which ...
... fenfe of the paffage is : " When our pregnant minds lie idle and untilled , they bring forth weeds ; but the telling us of our faults is a kind of culture to them . " The pro- noun our before quick , fhows that the substantive to which ...
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