The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, Volume 1C. Bathurst, 1773 |
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... Almost all his plays are divided be- tween serious and ludicrous characters , and , in the successive evolutions of the design , sometimes pro- duce duce seriousness and forrow , and sometimes levity and laughter PREFACE .
... Almost all his plays are divided be- tween serious and ludicrous characters , and , in the successive evolutions of the design , sometimes pro- duce duce seriousness and forrow , and sometimes levity and laughter PREFACE .
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... of the drama to a new examination . I am almost frighted at my own temerity ; and when I estimate the fame and the strength of those that maintain the contrary opinion , opinion , am ready to fink down in reverential filence PREFACE .
... of the drama to a new examination . I am almost frighted at my own temerity ; and when I estimate the fame and the strength of those that maintain the contrary opinion , opinion , am ready to fink down in reverential filence PREFACE .
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... almost all original and native excel- lence proceeds . Shakespeare must have looked upon mankind with perspicacity , in the highest degree curious and attentive . Other writers borrow their characters from preceding writers , and ...
... almost all original and native excel- lence proceeds . Shakespeare must have looked upon mankind with perspicacity , in the highest degree curious and attentive . Other writers borrow their characters from preceding writers , and ...
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... almost all the plays void of authority . Some of those which are divided in the later editions have no division in the first folio , and some that are divided in the folio have no division in the preceding copies . The fettled mode of ...
... almost all the plays void of authority . Some of those which are divided in the later editions have no division in the first folio , and some that are divided in the folio have no division in the preceding copies . The fettled mode of ...
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... almost un- necessary to mention any other than Mr. Garrick's , which , curious and extensive as it is , derives its greatest value from its accessibility . To the other evils of our civil war , must be added the interruption of polite ...
... almost un- necessary to mention any other than Mr. Garrick's , which , curious and extensive as it is , derives its greatest value from its accessibility . To the other evils of our civil war , must be added the interruption of polite ...
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