The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volumes 1-2J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... former usage , no head of Shakspeare is prefixed to the present edition of his plays . The undisguised fact is this . The only portrait of him that even pretends to authenticity , by means of injudicious cleaning , or some other ...
... former usage , no head of Shakspeare is prefixed to the present edition of his plays . The undisguised fact is this . The only portrait of him that even pretends to authenticity , by means of injudicious cleaning , or some other ...
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... former of these eye will often detect the want of them , when the most exact mechanical process cannot decide on the places in which they are omitted . - Vertue , in short , though a laborious , was a very in- different draughtsman ...
... former of these eye will often detect the want of them , when the most exact mechanical process cannot decide on the places in which they are omitted . - Vertue , in short , though a laborious , was a very in- different draughtsman ...
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... former plate of our author , which was copied from Martin Droeshout's in the title - page to the folio 1623 , is worn out ; nor does so " abominable an imitation of humanity " deserve to be restored . The smaller head , prefixed to the ...
... former plate of our author , which was copied from Martin Droeshout's in the title - page to the folio 1623 , is worn out ; nor does so " abominable an imitation of humanity " deserve to be restored . The smaller head , prefixed to the ...
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... former track of reading for the illustration of their author , and cannot help observing that those who receive the benefit of explanatory extracts from ancient writers , little know at what expence of time and labour such atoms of ...
... former track of reading for the illustration of their author , and cannot help observing that those who receive the benefit of explanatory extracts from ancient writers , little know at what expence of time and labour such atoms of ...
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... former edition of Shakspeare are here inserted , it has been thought necessary that as much of his Preface as was designed to intro- duce them , should accompany their second ap- pearance . Any formal recommendation of them is needless ...
... former edition of Shakspeare are here inserted , it has been thought necessary that as much of his Preface as was designed to intro- duce them , should accompany their second ap- pearance . Any formal recommendation of them is needless ...
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