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 xlviii
... corrupted hearts " Such censurers may have . " This certainly does not prove that Davies thought him envious ; but the very reverse : yet such an opinion must have been pretty generally prevalent before any allusion . could be made to ...
... corrupted hearts " Such censurers may have . " This certainly does not prove that Davies thought him envious ; but the very reverse : yet such an opinion must have been pretty generally prevalent before any allusion . could be made to ...
Page 93
... corrupted piece , he must have before him all possi- bilities of meaning , with all possibilities of expression . Such must be his comprehension of thought , and such his copiousness of language . Out of many readings possible , he must ...
... corrupted piece , he must have before him all possi- bilities of meaning , with all possibilities of expression . Such must be his comprehension of thought , and such his copiousness of language . Out of many readings possible , he must ...
Page 217
... corrupted word . Again , in the same play , " For of my heart those charms , thine eyes , are blotted . " being printed in the first folio instead of- " Forth of my heart , " & c . which was the common language of the time , the editor ...
... corrupted word . Again , in the same play , " For of my heart those charms , thine eyes , are blotted . " being printed in the first folio instead of- " Forth of my heart , " & c . which was the common language of the time , the editor ...
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