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 133
... ancients , and afterwards of ancients with others more ancient : ' till , at the last , a ray of light broke forth upon him , by which he hop'd to find his way through the wilderness of these editions into that fair * But of one of ...
... ancients , and afterwards of ancients with others more ancient : ' till , at the last , a ray of light broke forth upon him , by which he hop'd to find his way through the wilderness of these editions into that fair * But of one of ...
Page 262
... ancient copies , in preference to the corrections of others almost equally old , is likewise a circumstance by no means honourable to our author , however secure re- specting ourselves . For what is it , under pretence of restoration ...
... ancient copies , in preference to the corrections of others almost equally old , is likewise a circumstance by no means honourable to our author , however secure re- specting ourselves . For what is it , under pretence of restoration ...
Page 319
... ancient poets , says Mr. Richardson , have not hit upon this beauty ; so lavish have they been in their de- scriptions of the swan . Homer calls the swan long - necked , δελιχοδείρον ; but how much more pittoresque , if he had arched ...
... ancient poets , says Mr. Richardson , have not hit upon this beauty ; so lavish have they been in their de- scriptions of the swan . Homer calls the swan long - necked , δελιχοδείρον ; but how much more pittoresque , if he had arched ...
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ROMEO AND JULIET | 12 |
AS YOU LIKE | 83 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 121 |
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