The Plays of William Shakspeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 1George Kearsley, 1806 |
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... eyes over the ' stubborn nonsense ' of the early editions will not fail to acknowledge his obligations to the critics . The best designed undertaking , however , may be rendered faulty in the execution of it . Notes have been heaped ...
... eyes over the ' stubborn nonsense ' of the early editions will not fail to acknowledge his obligations to the critics . The best designed undertaking , however , may be rendered faulty in the execution of it . Notes have been heaped ...
Page ix
... eye upon it , and found something so well in it , as to engage him first to read it through , and afterwards to recommend Mr. Jonson and his writings to the public . Jonson was certainly a very good scholar , and in that had the ...
... eye upon it , and found something so well in it , as to engage him first to read it through , and afterwards to recommend Mr. Jonson and his writings to the public . Jonson was certainly a very good scholar , and in that had the ...
Page xvii
... eyes severe , and beard of formal cut , " Full of wise saws and modern instances ; " And so he plays his part . The sixth age shifts " Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon ; " With spectacles on nose , and pouch on side ; " His ...
... eyes severe , and beard of formal cut , " Full of wise saws and modern instances ; " And so he plays his part . The sixth age shifts " Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon ; " With spectacles on nose , and pouch on side ; " His ...
Page xxxviii
... eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity . The great contention of criticism is to find the faults of the moderns and the beauties of the ancients . While an author is yet living , we estimate his powers by his worst performance ...
... eye surveys the sun through artificial opacity . The great contention of criticism is to find the faults of the moderns and the beauties of the ancients . While an author is yet living , we estimate his powers by his worst performance ...
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... eye to the ear , but returns , as it declines , from the ear to the eye . Those to whom our author's labours were exhibited had more skill in pomps or processions than in poetical lan- guage , and perhaps wanted some visible and discri ...
... eye to the ear , but returns , as it declines , from the ear to the eye . Those to whom our author's labours were exhibited had more skill in pomps or processions than in poetical lan- guage , and perhaps wanted some visible and discri ...
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