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 xvi
... tion to each , even of these slight emendations , will not appear to be very considerable . If , on the other hand , we were to enumerate the instances in which the second folio has been deserted by Mr. Steevens himself , we shall form ...
... tion to each , even of these slight emendations , will not appear to be very considerable . If , on the other hand , we were to enumerate the instances in which the second folio has been deserted by Mr. Steevens himself , we shall form ...
Page 39
... tion with such as had . " But I have sufficiently proved , in the course of my notes , that such anachronisms were the effect of poetick licence , rather than of ignorance in our poet . And if I may be permitted to ask a modest ques- tion ...
... tion with such as had . " But I have sufficiently proved , in the course of my notes , that such anachronisms were the effect of poetick licence , rather than of ignorance in our poet . And if I may be permitted to ask a modest ques- tion ...
Page 526
... tion to learners even of the lowest class . If therefore we have no recondite inquiry into the original sources of English , nor any attempt to restore the rights of those native burghers of our language , which have been pushed from ...
... tion to learners even of the lowest class . If therefore we have no recondite inquiry into the original sources of English , nor any attempt to restore the rights of those native burghers of our language , which have been pushed from ...
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