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 31
... corrected his text , nor collated the old copies . This gentleman had abilities , and sufficient knowledge of his author , had but his industry been equal to his talents . The same mangled condition has been acknowledged too by Mr. Pope ...
... corrected his text , nor collated the old copies . This gentleman had abilities , and sufficient knowledge of his author , had but his industry been equal to his talents . The same mangled condition has been acknowledged too by Mr. Pope ...
Page 216
... corrected his phrase- ology , and substituted instant for distant ; ( " —at that very distant time : " ) and in like manner he makes Dog- berry , in Much Ado about Nothing , exhort the watch not to be vigilant , but vigilant . Among the ...
... corrected his phrase- ology , and substituted instant for distant ; ( " —at that very distant time : " ) and in like manner he makes Dog- berry , in Much Ado about Nothing , exhort the watch not to be vigilant , but vigilant . Among the ...
Page 358
... corrected French of the former editions , ) " Nostre tres cher filz Henry roy d'Angleterre ; and in Latin , Præclarissimus filius , " & c . " What , " says Dr. Warburton , " is tres cher in French , præclarissimus in Latin ! we should ...
... corrected French of the former editions , ) " Nostre tres cher filz Henry roy d'Angleterre ; and in Latin , Præclarissimus filius , " & c . " What , " says Dr. Warburton , " is tres cher in French , præclarissimus in Latin ! we should ...
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