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 xxii
... Never was there a writer who appeared to have taken more pains to show that language , in his opinion , was not intended to communicate our ideas ; but I can sincerely state that I have never wished to conceal his merits , when they ...
... Never was there a writer who appeared to have taken more pains to show that language , in his opinion , was not intended to communicate our ideas ; but I can sincerely state that I have never wished to conceal his merits , when they ...
Page 63
... never seen , con- versing in a language which was never heard , upon to- picks which will never arise in the commerce of mankind . But the dialogue of this author is often so evidently determined by the incident which produces it , and ...
... never seen , con- versing in a language which was never heard , upon to- picks which will never arise in the commerce of mankind . But the dialogue of this author is often so evidently determined by the incident which produces it , and ...
Page 449
... never blotted out a line . My answer hath " been , Would he had blotted a thousand ! which they " thought a malevolent speech . I had not told posterity " this , but for their ignorance , who chose that circum " stance to commend their ...
... never blotted out a line . My answer hath " been , Would he had blotted a thousand ! which they " thought a malevolent speech . I had not told posterity " this , but for their ignorance , who chose that circum " stance to commend their ...
Contents
ROMEO AND JULIET | 12 |
AS YOU LIKE | 83 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 121 |
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