The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 4J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... old copy reads - creature ; but the preceding as well as fubfequent words of Miranda feem to demand the emendation which I have received from Theobald . STEEVENS . 8 or e'er- ] i . e . before . So , in Ecclefiaftes , xii . 6 : It should ...
... old copy reads - creature ; but the preceding as well as fubfequent words of Miranda feem to demand the emendation which I have received from Theobald . STEEVENS . 8 or e'er- ] i . e . before . So , in Ecclefiaftes , xii . 6 : It should ...
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... old copy reads- " And princess . " For the trivial change in the text I am answerable . Oued is defcended . So , in Greene's Card of Fancy , 1608 : 3 Juliet : " For I am by birth a gentleman , and issued of fuch pa- rents , " & c ...
... old copy reads- " And princess . " For the trivial change in the text I am answerable . Oued is defcended . So , in Greene's Card of Fancy , 1608 : 3 Juliet : " For I am by birth a gentleman , and issued of fuch pa- rents , " & c ...
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... old copy has who in both places . Corrected by the editor of the fecond folio . MALONE . To trash for over - topping ; ] To trash , as Dr. Warburton obferves , is to cut away the fuperfluities . This word I have met with in books ...
... old copy has who in both places . Corrected by the editor of the fecond folio . MALONE . To trash for over - topping ; ] To trash , as Dr. Warburton obferves , is to cut away the fuperfluities . This word I have met with in books ...
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... old copy reads- " all hearts i'th ' ftate , " but redundantly in regard to metre , and unneceffarily refpecting ... old copy , thefe words are the beginning of Profpero's next speech ; but , for the restoration of metre , I have changed ...
... old copy reads- " all hearts i'th ' ftate , " but redundantly in regard to metre , and unneceffarily refpecting ... old copy , thefe words are the beginning of Profpero's next speech ; but , for the restoration of metre , I have changed ...
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... old copy reads " He was indeed the duke . ' I have omitted the word indeed , for the fake of metre . The reader fhould place his emphasis on -was . STEEVENS . 5 ( So dry he was for fway ) ] i . e . So thirsty . The expreffion , I am ...
... old copy reads " He was indeed the duke . ' I have omitted the word indeed , for the fake of metre . The reader fhould place his emphasis on -was . STEEVENS . 5 ( So dry he was for fway ) ] i . e . So thirsty . The expreffion , I am ...
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againſt alfo ancient Antony and Cleopatra Ariel becauſe beft Caliban called Demetrius doth DUKE elfe Exeunt expreffion eyes faid fairy fame fays fecond feems fenfe fervant fhall fhould fignifies fince fing firft firſt fleep folio fome fometimes fong foul fpeak fpeech fpirits ftand ftill ftrange fuch fuppofed fure fweet Gentlemen of Verona hath Hermia himſelf houſe inftance JOHNSON Julia King lady LAUN loft lord Lyfander mafter MALONE means meaſure Milan MIRA miſtreſs moft moon moſt mufick muft muſt myſelf night Oberon obferves Othello paffage play pleaſe prefent Profpero Proteus PUCK purpoſe Pyramus quarto Queen reaſon Richard III RITSON ſay ſcene ſeems Shakspeare Shakspeare's ſhall ſhe Silvia ſpeak SPEED STEEVENS ſweet thee thefe Theobald theſe thofe thoſe thou Thurio Titania tranflation TRIN ufed uſed Valentine Warburton whofe word