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 92
... thought very little on correction or explanation , but that our author's works might appear like those of his fraternity , with the appendages of a life and recommend- atory preface . Rowe has been clamorously blamed for not performing ...
... thought very little on correction or explanation , but that our author's works might appear like those of his fraternity , with the appendages of a life and recommend- atory preface . Rowe has been clamorously blamed for not performing ...
Page 93
... thought unworthy of his abilities , being not able to suppress his contempt of the dull duty of an editor . He understood but half his undertaking . The duty of a collator is in- deed dull , yet , like other tedious tasks , is very ...
... thought unworthy of his abilities , being not able to suppress his contempt of the dull duty of an editor . He understood but half his undertaking . The duty of a collator is in- deed dull , yet , like other tedious tasks , is very ...
Page 143
... thought he was acquainted , or that seem'd likely to contribute any thing towards his illustration . To what degree they illustrate him , and in how new a light they set the character of this great poet himself can never be conceiv'd as ...
... thought he was acquainted , or that seem'd likely to contribute any thing towards his illustration . To what degree they illustrate him , and in how new a light they set the character of this great poet himself can never be conceiv'd as ...
Contents
ROMEO AND JULIET | 12 |
AS YOU LIKE | 83 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING | 121 |
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