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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... lefs fcruple on the prefent occafion , because the fame error is found in King John , Act V. fc . vii . where we have , in the only authentick copy : Death , having prey'd upon the outward parts , " Leaves them invifible ; and his fiege ...
... lefs fcruple on the prefent occafion , because the fame error is found in King John , Act V. fc . vii . where we have , in the only authentick copy : Death , having prey'd upon the outward parts , " Leaves them invifible ; and his fiege ...
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... lefs reafon ; upon meaner mo- JOHNSON . 9 We cannot call her winds and waters , fighs and tears ; ] I once idly fuppofed that Shakspeare wrote " We cannot call her fighs and tears , winds and waters ; " - which is certainly the ...
... lefs reafon ; upon meaner mo- JOHNSON . 9 We cannot call her winds and waters , fighs and tears ; ] I once idly fuppofed that Shakspeare wrote " We cannot call her fighs and tears , winds and waters ; " - which is certainly the ...
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... lefs alteration , for alteration is always dangerous , may ftand thus - It shows to men the tailors of the earth , comforting them , c . JOHNSON . The meaning is this - As the gods have been pleafed to take away your wife Fulvia , fo ...
... lefs alteration , for alteration is always dangerous , may ftand thus - It shows to men the tailors of the earth , comforting them , c . JOHNSON . The meaning is this - As the gods have been pleafed to take away your wife Fulvia , fo ...
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... lefs equivocally expreffed : " Your fkill fhall , like a ftar i ' the darkest night , " Stick fiery of indeed . " A kindred thought occurs in King Henry V : " 6 though the truth of it stands off as grofs " As black from white , my eye ...
... lefs equivocally expreffed : " Your fkill fhall , like a ftar i ' the darkest night , " Stick fiery of indeed . " A kindred thought occurs in King Henry V : " 6 though the truth of it stands off as grofs " As black from white , my eye ...
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... lefs : - It hath been taught us from the primal ftate , That he , which is , was with'd , until he were ; And the ebb'd man , ne'er lov'd , till ne'er worth love , Comes dear'd , by being lack'd . " This common body , Like a vagabond ...
... lefs : - It hath been taught us from the primal ftate , That he , which is , was with'd , until he were ; And the ebb'd man , ne'er lov'd , till ne'er worth love , Comes dear'd , by being lack'd . " This common body , Like a vagabond ...
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