The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, Volume 1C. and A. Conrad & Company, 1809 |
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Page 138
... criticism , he rejected what- ever he disliked , and thought more of amputation than of cure . I know not why he is commended by Dr. Warburton for dis- tinguishing the genuine from the spurious plays . In this choice he exerted no ...
... criticism , he rejected what- ever he disliked , and thought more of amputation than of cure . I know not why he is commended by Dr. Warburton for dis- tinguishing the genuine from the spurious plays . In this choice he exerted no ...
Page 147
... criticism , more useful , happier , or wiser . As I practised conjecture more , I learned to trust it less ; and after I had printed a few plays , resolved to insert none of my own readings in the text . Upon this caution I now ...
... criticism , more useful , happier , or wiser . As I practised conjecture more , I learned to trust it less ; and after I had printed a few plays , resolved to insert none of my own readings in the text . Upon this caution I now ...
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... criticism upon this author ; though to do it effectually , and not superficially , would be the best occasion that any just writer could take , to form the judg ment and taste of our nation . For of all English poets Shak- speare must ...
... criticism upon this author ; though to do it effectually , and not superficially , would be the best occasion that any just writer could take , to form the judg ment and taste of our nation . For of all English poets Shak- speare must ...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare Samuel Johnson,George Steevens,Nicholas Rowe No preview available - 2018 |
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