The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 12J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Page 78
... . STEEVENS . The words in the ballad are- " When Arthur first in court began , " And was approved king . " MALONE . 2 Sick of a calm : ] I fuppofe fhe means to fay of a qualm . STEEVENS . FAL . So is all her fect ; 3 an 78 SECOND PART OF.
... . STEEVENS . The words in the ballad are- " When Arthur first in court began , " And was approved king . " MALONE . 2 Sick of a calm : ] I fuppofe fhe means to fay of a qualm . STEEVENS . FAL . So is all her fect ; 3 an 78 SECOND PART OF.
Page 96
... fuppofe it to have been a piece of polished metal made use of in the play of fhovel - board . See Vol . V. p . 22 , n . 2 . STEEVENS . Slide - thrift , or Showe - groat , is one of the games prohibited by ftatute 33 Henry VIII . c . 9 ...
... fuppofe it to have been a piece of polished metal made use of in the play of fhovel - board . See Vol . V. p . 22 , n . 2 . STEEVENS . Slide - thrift , or Showe - groat , is one of the games prohibited by ftatute 33 Henry VIII . c . 9 ...
Page 102
... fuppofe it was a lefs dangerous beaft , that would not have dif- abled him from afterwards jumping upon joint ftools , & c . DOUCE . wears his boot very Smooth , like unto the fign of the leg ; ] The learned editor of Chaucer's ...
... fuppofe it was a lefs dangerous beaft , that would not have dif- abled him from afterwards jumping upon joint ftools , & c . DOUCE . wears his boot very Smooth , like unto the fign of the leg ; ] The learned editor of Chaucer's ...
Page 103
... fuppofe from his round- nefs . He was called round man , in contempt , before . JOHNSON . So , in the play reprefented before the king and queen in Hamlet : 8 " Break all the fpokes and fellies of her wheel , " And bowl the round nave ...
... fuppofe from his round- nefs . He was called round man , in contempt , before . JOHNSON . So , in the play reprefented before the king and queen in Hamlet : 8 " Break all the fpokes and fellies of her wheel , " And bowl the round nave ...
Page 107
... . ] Alluding , I fuppofe , to the proverb , " Strike while the iron is hot . " So again , in King Lear : " We must do something , and i'the heat . " STEEVENS . P. HEN . You whorefon candle - mine , you KING HENRY IV . 107.
... . ] Alluding , I fuppofe , to the proverb , " Strike while the iron is hot . " So again , in King Lear : " We must do something , and i'the heat . " STEEVENS . P. HEN . You whorefon candle - mine , you KING HENRY IV . 107.
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againſt alfo allufion ancient anſwer BARD Bardolph battle of Agincourt becauſe called captain cauſe coufin defire doth Duke Earl edition English Exeunt expreffion faid Falſtaff fame fays fcene fecond feems fenfe fent ferve fhall fhould fhow fignifies fince fir John firft firſt Fluellen foldier folio following paffage fome foul fpeak fpeech fpirit France French ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fword Harfleur hath Henry VI himſelf Holinfhed honour humour JOHNSON Juftice King Henry King Henry IV knight laft lord mafter majeſty MALONE means merry moft moſt muft muſt obferved occafion old copy paffage perfon Piftol PIST play pleaſe POINS Pope prefent prince purpoſe quarto reafon Richard II ſays ſcene ſenſe Shakspeare SHAL ſhall Sir Dagonet Sir John Oldcastle ſpeak STEEVENS thee thefe THEOBALD theſe thofe thoſe thou ufed unto uſed WARBURTON whofe whoſe word