“The” Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 2F. C. and J. Rivington, J. Johnson, R. Baldwin, 1805 |
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... Steevens . I think this phrase means " to correct for too much haughti- ness or overbearing . " It is used by sportsmen in the North , when they correct a dog for misbehaviour in pursuing the game . This explanation is warranted by the ...
... Steevens . I think this phrase means " to correct for too much haughti- ness or overbearing . " It is used by sportsmen in the North , when they correct a dog for misbehaviour in pursuing the game . This explanation is warranted by the ...
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... Steevens . 5 ( So dry he was for sway ) ] i . e . So thirsty . The expression , I am told , is not uncommon in the ... Steevens . 6 To think but nobly— ] But , in this place , signifies otherwise than . Steevens . 71 in lieu o ' the ...
... Steevens . 5 ( So dry he was for sway ) ] i . e . So thirsty . The expression , I am told , is not uncommon in the ... Steevens . 6 To think but nobly— ] But , in this place , signifies otherwise than . Steevens . 71 in lieu o ' the ...
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... Steevens . a hint , ] Hint is suggestion . So , in the beginning speech of the second act : 66 our hint of woe " Is common- دو A similar thought occurs in Antony and Cleopatra , Act V. sc.i : 66 it is a tidings " To wash the eyes of ...
... Steevens . a hint , ] Hint is suggestion . So , in the beginning speech of the second act : 66 our hint of woe " Is common- دو A similar thought occurs in Antony and Cleopatra , Act V. sc.i : 66 it is a tidings " To wash the eyes of ...
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... Steevens . and all his quality . ] i . e . all his confederates , all who are of the same profession . So , in Hamlet : " Come give us a taste of your quality . " See notes on this passage , Act II . sc . ii . Steevens . 6 Perform'd to ...
... Steevens . and all his quality . ] i . e . all his confederates , all who are of the same profession . So , in Hamlet : " Come give us a taste of your quality . " See notes on this passage , Act II . sc . ii . Steevens . 6 Perform'd to ...
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... Steevens . In the Merry Wives of Windsor we have " urchins , ouphes , and fairies ; " and the passage , to which Mr. Steevens alludes , proves , I think , that urchins here signifies beings of the fairy kind : 2 " His spirits hear me ...
... Steevens . In the Merry Wives of Windsor we have " urchins , ouphes , and fairies ; " and the passage , to which Mr. Steevens alludes , proves , I think , that urchins here signifies beings of the fairy kind : 2 " His spirits hear me ...
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