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 39
... Pope is pleased affectionately to style me : as for instance , where Aristotle is mentioned by Hector in Troilus and Cresida ; and Galen , Cato , and Alexander the Great , in Coriolanus . These , in Mr. Pope's opinion , are blunders ...
... Pope is pleased affectionately to style me : as for instance , where Aristotle is mentioned by Hector in Troilus and Cresida ; and Galen , Cato , and Alexander the Great , in Coriolanus . These , in Mr. Pope's opinion , are blunders ...
Page 93
... Pope seems to have thought unworthy of his abilities , being not able to suppress his contempt of the dull duty of ... Pope's edition fell below his own expectations , and he was so much offended , when he was found to have left ...
... Pope seems to have thought unworthy of his abilities , being not able to suppress his contempt of the dull duty of ... Pope's edition fell below his own expectations , and he was so much offended , when he was found to have left ...
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... Pope's edition our author was not less misrepresented ; for though by examining the oldest copies he detected some errors , by his numerous fanciful alterations the poet was so completely modernized , that I am confident , had he " re ...
... Pope's edition our author was not less misrepresented ; for though by examining the oldest copies he detected some errors , by his numerous fanciful alterations the poet was so completely modernized , that I am confident , had he " re ...
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