The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 13 |
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[ But let it be remembered , that Dr. Warburton communicated many notes to Theobald before he published his own edition , and complains that he was not fairly dealt with concerning them . REED . ] A friend in our author's time often ...
[ But let it be remembered , that Dr. Warburton communicated many notes to Theobald before he published his own edition , and complains that he was not fairly dealt with concerning them . REED . ] A friend in our author's time often ...
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The old edition reads : - " join gripes with hands " Made hard with hourly falsehood ( falsehood as " With labour ) then by peeping in an eye , " & c . I read : 2 -- 66 then lie peeping- . " Hard with falsehood , is , ' hard by being ...
The old edition reads : - " join gripes with hands " Made hard with hourly falsehood ( falsehood as " With labour ) then by peeping in an eye , " & c . I read : 2 -- 66 then lie peeping- . " Hard with falsehood , is , ' hard by being ...
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4 ( Worthy THE pressing , ) ] Thus the modern editions . The old folio reads : " ( Worthy her pressing , ) " JOHNSON . The correction was made Mr. Rowe . The compositor was probably thinking of the word her in the preceding line , which ...
4 ( Worthy THE pressing , ) ] Thus the modern editions . The old folio reads : " ( Worthy her pressing , ) " JOHNSON . The correction was made Mr. Rowe . The compositor was probably thinking of the word her in the preceding line , which ...
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... A useless note on this speech [ by Mr. Whalley , ] which would make our poet equally vulgar and obscene , when he was expressing a sentiment of the most refined delicacy , may be well dispensed with in any future edition . DOUCE .
... A useless note on this speech [ by Mr. Whalley , ] which would make our poet equally vulgar and obscene , when he was expressing a sentiment of the most refined delicacy , may be well dispensed with in any future edition . DOUCE .
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The copy of Shakspeare which Dr. Johnson made use of in selecting quotations for his Dictionary , was Dr. Warburton's edition : it is now in my possession , and has occasioned more errors than that which is here pointed out . BOSWELL .
The copy of Shakspeare which Dr. Johnson made use of in selecting quotations for his Dictionary , was Dr. Warburton's edition : it is now in my possession , and has occasioned more errors than that which is here pointed out . BOSWELL .
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| Title | The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 13 The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Contributor | Edmond Malone |
| Publisher | Rwington, 1821 |
| Original from | Austrian National Library |
| Digitized | 15 Jul 2015 |
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