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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... fhall hazard no contradiction relative to the value of its contents , when I add- -profunt fingula , juncla juvant . STEEVENS . PREFACE To THE SECOND EDITION , 1767 . THE HE Though our commentaries on the following Plays have ...
... fhall hazard no contradiction relative to the value of its contents , when I add- -profunt fingula , juncla juvant . STEEVENS . PREFACE To THE SECOND EDITION , 1767 . THE HE Though our commentaries on the following Plays have ...
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... EDITION , 1767 . THE HE author of the following ESSAY was foli- citous only for the honour of Shahfspeare : he hath however , in his own capacity , little reafon to complain of occafional criticks , or criticks by profef- fion . The ...
... EDITION , 1767 . THE HE author of the following ESSAY was foli- citous only for the honour of Shahfspeare : he hath however , in his own capacity , little reafon to complain of occafional criticks , or criticks by profef- fion . The ...
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... edition , that " The question is now for ever decided . " * * * I may juft remark , left they be mistaken for Errata , that the word Catherine in the 47th page is written , according to the old Orthography for Catharine ; and that the ...
... edition , that " The question is now for ever decided . " * * * I may juft remark , left they be mistaken for Errata , that the word Catherine in the 47th page is written , according to the old Orthography for Catharine ; and that the ...
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... EDITION , 1789 . IT may be neceffary to apologize for the repub- lication of this pamphlet . The fact is , it has ... edition without the confent of the author . A few corrections might probably be made , and many additional proofs of ...
... EDITION , 1789 . IT may be neceffary to apologize for the repub- lication of this pamphlet . The fact is , it has ... edition without the confent of the author . A few corrections might probably be made , and many additional proofs of ...
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... 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- rick on ...
... 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- rick on ...
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