The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 1AMS Press, 1966 - Theater |
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Page 28
... Latin , his phraseology is perfectly English ; an advantage he owed to his slender acquaintance with the Latin idiom . Whereas the other writers of his age , and such others of an older date as were likely to fall into his hands , had ...
... Latin , his phraseology is perfectly English ; an advantage he owed to his slender acquaintance with the Latin idiom . Whereas the other writers of his age , and such others of an older date as were likely to fall into his hands , had ...
Page 30
... Latin tongue , it is certain , there is a surprizing effusion of Latin words made English , far more than in any one English author I have seen ; but we must be cautious to imagine , this was of his own doing . For the English tongue ...
... Latin tongue , it is certain , there is a surprizing effusion of Latin words made English , far more than in any one English author I have seen ; but we must be cautious to imagine , this was of his own doing . For the English tongue ...
Page 358
... Latin , Pręclarissimus filius , " & c . " What , " says Dr. Warburton , " is tres cher in French , pręclarissimus in Latin ! we should read pręcarissimus . " - This appears to be exceedingly true ; but how came the blunder ? it is a ...
... Latin , Pręclarissimus filius , " & c . " What , " says Dr. Warburton , " is tres cher in French , pręclarissimus in Latin ! we should read pręcarissimus . " - This appears to be exceedingly true ; but how came the blunder ? it is a ...
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