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They shall not , however , be oftentatiously pointed out , and for this only reason :
- That as they decrease but little , if at all , the vigour of Shakspeare , the critick
who in general has performed with accuracy one of the heaviest of literary tasks ...
They shall not , however , be oftentatiously pointed out , and for this only reason :
- That as they decrease but little , if at all , the vigour of Shakspeare , the critick
who in general has performed with accuracy one of the heaviest of literary tasks ...
Page xxxii
We shall venture also to asert , that , on a minute scrutiny , every editor , in his
turn , may be charged with omission of some preferable reading ; so that he who
drags his predecessor to justice on this score , will have good luck if he escapes
...
We shall venture also to asert , that , on a minute scrutiny , every editor , in his
turn , may be charged with omission of some preferable reading ; so that he who
drags his predecessor to justice on this score , will have good luck if he escapes
...
Page 2
19th , in the 21st year of the reign of our fovereign lady Queen Elizabeth , it is
ordained , that every Alderman shall be taxed to pay weekly 4d . savingJohn
Shakspeare ' and Robert Bruce , who shall not be taxed to pay any thing ; and
every ...
19th , in the 21st year of the reign of our fovereign lady Queen Elizabeth , it is
ordained , that every Alderman shall be taxed to pay weekly 4d . savingJohn
Shakspeare ' and Robert Bruce , who shall not be taxed to pay any thing ; and
every ...
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Here we shall observe , that the learned Mr. Joshua Barnes , late Greek Profeffor
of the University of Cambridge , baiting about forty years ago at an inn in Stratford
, and hearing an old woman singing part of the above - faid fong , such was his ...
Here we shall observe , that the learned Mr. Joshua Barnes , late Greek Profeffor
of the University of Cambridge , baiting about forty years ago at an inn in Stratford
, and hearing an old woman singing part of the above - faid fong , such was his ...
Page 14
Again , in his dedication of Catiline to the earl of Pembroke , the author says , 66
Pofterity may pay your benefit the honor and thanks , when it shall know that you
dare in thefe jig - given times to countenance a legitimate poem . I must call it so ...
Again , in his dedication of Catiline to the earl of Pembroke , the author says , 66
Pofterity may pay your benefit the honor and thanks , when it shall know that you
dare in thefe jig - given times to countenance a legitimate poem . I must call it so ...
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 1 The Plays of William Shakspeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Illustrated by | Samuel Johnson (écrivain) |
| Publisher | Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1900 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Sep 2011 |
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