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 226
... Poems printed in 1587 , the editor thought it necessary to explain many of the words by placing more familiar terms in the margin , though not much more than twenty years . had elapsed from the time of their composition : so rapid were ...
... Poems printed in 1587 , the editor thought it necessary to explain many of the words by placing more familiar terms in the margin , though not much more than twenty years . had elapsed from the time of their composition : so rapid were ...
Page 240
... poems was issued out , which in every subsequent edition , previous to the year 1780 , was implicitly followed ... poem is now printed . BOSWELL . My inquiries having been carried on almost to the very 240 MR . MALONE'S PREFACE .
... poems was issued out , which in every subsequent edition , previous to the year 1780 , was implicitly followed ... poem is now printed . BOSWELL . My inquiries having been carried on almost to the very 240 MR . MALONE'S PREFACE .
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... Poems in 1640 , is merely a reduced and reversed copy by Marshall from its predecessor , with a few slight changes in attitude and dress . We boast therefore of no exterior ornaments * , except those of better print and paper than have ...
... Poems in 1640 , is merely a reduced and reversed copy by Marshall from its predecessor , with a few slight changes in attitude and dress . We boast therefore of no exterior ornaments * , except those of better print and paper than have ...
Contents
ROMEO AND JULIET | 12 |
AS YOU LIKE | 83 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 121 |
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