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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66 The Oxford editor improves upon this emendation , and reads : our looks 66 " No more obey the heart , e'en than our courtiers . " But by venturing too far , at a second emendation , he has stript it of all thought and sentiment .
66 The Oxford editor improves upon this emendation , and reads : our looks 66 " No more obey the heart , e'en than our courtiers . " But by venturing too far , at a second emendation , he has stript it of all thought and sentiment .
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The poet [ if it refers to the ring ] ought to have written - can keep thee on , as Mr. Pope and the three subsequent editors read . But Shakspeare has many similar inaccuracies . So , in Julius Cæsar : 66 Casca , you are the first that ...
The poet [ if it refers to the ring ] ought to have written - can keep thee on , as Mr. Pope and the three subsequent editors read . But Shakspeare has many similar inaccuracies . So , in Julius Cæsar : 66 Casca , you are the first that ...
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... in Julius Cæsar : " The posture of your blows are yet unknown . " See vol . xii . p . 134 , and vol . iv . p . 389. The modern editors , however , read - approbations . See Extend has here the same meaning as in a former scene . p .
... in Julius Cæsar : " The posture of your blows are yet unknown . " See vol . xii . p . 134 , and vol . iv . p . 389. The modern editors , however , read - approbations . See Extend has here the same meaning as in a former scene . p .
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Mr. Rowe and all the subsequent editors read - without more quality , and so undoubtedly Shakspeare ought to have written . On the stage , an actor may rectify such petty errors ; but it is the duty of an editor to exhibit what his ...
Mr. Rowe and all the subsequent editors read - without more quality , and so undoubtedly Shakspeare ought to have written . On the stage , an actor may rectify such petty errors ; but it is the duty of an editor to exhibit what his ...
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7 Think what a CHANCE thou CHANGEST on ; ] Such is the reading of the old copy , which by succeeding editors has been altered into" Think what a chance thou chancest on- ; " And" Think what a change thou chancest on- ; but unneces ...
7 Think what a CHANCE thou CHANGEST on ; ] Such is the reading of the old copy , which by succeeding editors has been altered into" Think what a chance thou chancest on- ; " And" Think what a change thou chancest on- ; but unneces ...
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