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 127
... quarto's are the poet's own copies , however they were come by ; hastily written at first , and issuing from presses most of them as corrupt and licentious as can any where be pro- duc'd , and not overseen by himself , nor by any of his ...
... quarto's are the poet's own copies , however they were come by ; hastily written at first , and issuing from presses most of them as corrupt and licentious as can any where be pro- duc'd , and not overseen by himself , nor by any of his ...
Page 206
... quarto , 1609 , the last line is thus repre- sented : " ' Tis is thy sheath , " & c . The editor of the folio , seeing that this was manifestly wrong , absurdly corrected the error thus : " ' Tis in thy sheath : there rust and let me ...
... quarto , 1609 , the last line is thus repre- sented : " ' Tis is thy sheath , " & c . The editor of the folio , seeing that this was manifestly wrong , absurdly corrected the error thus : " ' Tis in thy sheath : there rust and let me ...
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... quarto , the earliest quarto , with the ex- ceptions already mentioned . In general , however , the date of each quarto is given , when it is cited . Where there are two quarto copies printed in the same year , they are particularly ...
... quarto , the earliest quarto , with the ex- ceptions already mentioned . In general , however , the date of each quarto is given , when it is cited . Where there are two quarto copies printed in the same year , they are particularly ...
Contents
ROMEO AND JULIET | 12 |
AS YOU LIKE | 83 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 121 |
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