The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 5J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... signifies - love . SHAL . The luce is the fresh fish ; the salt fish is an old coat.8 The dozen white louses do become an old coat well ; & c . ] So , in The Penniless Parliament of thread - bare Poets , 1608 : " But amongst all other ...
... signifies - love . SHAL . The luce is the fresh fish ; the salt fish is an old coat.8 The dozen white louses do become an old coat well ; & c . ] So , in The Penniless Parliament of thread - bare Poets , 1608 : " But amongst all other ...
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... signifies little as well as low , makes the expression still more pleasant . WARBURTON . Thus , Lear , speaking of Cordelia : 66 Her voice was ever soft , " Gentle and low : -an excellent thing in woman . " STEEVENS . Dr. Warburton has ...
... signifies little as well as low , makes the expression still more pleasant . WARBURTON . Thus , Lear , speaking of Cordelia : 66 Her voice was ever soft , " Gentle and low : -an excellent thing in woman . " STEEVENS . Dr. Warburton has ...
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... signifies secrecy . So , in Hamlet : " The players cannot keep counsel , they'll tell all . " Falstaff's meaning seems to be - ' twere better for you if it were known only in secrecy , i . e . among your friends . A more publick ...
... signifies secrecy . So , in Hamlet : " The players cannot keep counsel , they'll tell all . " Falstaff's meaning seems to be - ' twere better for you if it were known only in secrecy , i . e . among your friends . A more publick ...
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... signify no more than as thin as a lath . The word in some counties is still pronounced as if there was no h in it : and Ray , in his Dictionary of North Country Words , affirms it to be spelt lat in the North of England . Falstaff ...
... signify no more than as thin as a lath . The word in some counties is still pronounced as if there was no h in it : and Ray , in his Dictionary of North Country Words , affirms it to be spelt lat in the North of England . Falstaff ...
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... signify the excess , or ex- traordinary degree of any thing . The sentence completed would be , This passes all expression , or perhaps , This passes all things . We still use passing well , passing strange . WARBURTON . * By cock and ...
... signify the excess , or ex- traordinary degree of any thing . The sentence completed would be , This passes all expression , or perhaps , This passes all things . We still use passing well , passing strange . WARBURTON . * By cock and ...
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ancient believe Ben Jonson CAIUS called Clown comedy devil doctor doth DUKE edit editor Exeunt Exit fairies Falstaff FARMER fool FORD gentleman Gentlemen of Verona give hath heart heaven honour Host humour husband Illyria JOHNSON King Lear knave knight lady letter Lionello lord madam maid MALONE Malvolio marry master Brook master doctor means Measure for Measure mistress Anne mistress Ford Mutio old copy old quarto Olivia passage phrase PIST Pistol play pray quarto Queen QUICK quoth Richard III SCENE second folio Shakspeare Shakspeare's SHAL Shallow signifies Sir Andrew Sir ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK Sir Hugh Sir John Sir John Falstaff Sir Toby SLEN song speak speech STEEVENS suppose sweet tell thee Theobald thou art three merry Viola WARBURTON wife Windsor woman word