The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 2J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... late ingenious and modeft Mr. DodЛley de- clared himself " Untutor'd in the lore of Greece or Rome . " yet let us take a paffage at a venture from any of his performances , and a thousand to one , it is ftolen . Suppose it to be his ...
... late ingenious and modeft Mr. DodЛley de- clared himself " Untutor'd in the lore of Greece or Rome . " yet let us take a paffage at a venture from any of his performances , and a thousand to one , it is ftolen . Suppose it to be his ...
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... late admirable editions of our POET , by Mr. Steevens and Mr. Reed . But , perhaps enough is already faid on fo light a fubject : -A fubject , however , which had for a long time pretty warmly divided the criticks upon Shakspeare . AN ...
... late admirable editions of our POET , by Mr. Steevens and Mr. Reed . But , perhaps enough is already faid on fo light a fubject : -A fubject , however , which had for a long time pretty warmly divided the criticks upon Shakspeare . AN ...
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... late edition , with a various reading , " fmall Latin and no Greek , " which hath been held up to the publick for a modern sophistication : yet whether an error or not , it was adopted above a century ago by W. Towers , in a panegy ...
... late edition , with a various reading , " fmall Latin and no Greek , " which hath been held up to the publick for a modern sophistication : yet whether an error or not , it was adopted above a century ago by W. Towers , in a panegy ...
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... late for fo mean a performance from the hand of Shak- fpeare . Sometimes a very little matter detects a forgery , You may remember a play called The Double Falf- hood , which Mr. Theobald was defirous of palming upon the world for a ...
... late for fo mean a performance from the hand of Shak- fpeare . Sometimes a very little matter detects a forgery , You may remember a play called The Double Falf- hood , which Mr. Theobald was defirous of palming upon the world for a ...
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... late for this imi- tation but I have a copy in my own poffeffion , printed for W. Ponfonbie , 1590 , 4to . which hath efcaped the notice of the induftrious Ames , and the reft of our typographical antiquaries . Thus likewife every word ...
... late for this imi- tation but I have a copy in my own poffeffion , printed for W. Ponfonbie , 1590 , 4to . which hath efcaped the notice of the induftrious Ames , and the reft of our typographical antiquaries . Thus likewife every word ...
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