The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Page 131
... observe , that all the following parti- culars , extracted from the preface of thefe gentle- men , are as little founded in truth as their defcrip- tion of the ridiculous Jubilee at Stratford , which 3 which letter , though now loft ...
... observe , that all the following parti- culars , extracted from the preface of thefe gentle- men , are as little founded in truth as their defcrip- tion of the ridiculous Jubilee at Stratford , which 3 which letter , though now loft ...
Page 229
... observations , which they managed , as they faw fit , to the relief of their feveral diftreffes . As to Mr. Theobald , who wanted money , I allowed him to print what I gave him for his own advantage ; and he allowed himself in the ...
... observations , which they managed , as they faw fit , to the relief of their feveral diftreffes . As to Mr. Theobald , who wanted money , I allowed him to print what I gave him for his own advantage ; and he allowed himself in the ...
Page 262
... observed , that in many of his plays the latter part is evidently neglected . When he found himself near the end of his work , and in view of his reward , he fhortened the labour to fnatch the profit . He therefore remits his efforts ...
... observed , that in many of his plays the latter part is evidently neglected . When he found himself near the end of his work , and in view of his reward , he fhortened the labour to fnatch the profit . He therefore remits his efforts ...
Page 272
... observed : nor , if fuch another poet could arife , fhould I very vehe- mently reproach him , that his first Act ... observation of criti- cal rules , is to be contemplated as an elaborate cu- riofity , as the product of fuperfluous and ...
... observed : nor , if fuch another poet could arife , fhould I very vehe- mently reproach him , that his first Act ... observation of criti- cal rules , is to be contemplated as an elaborate cu- riofity , as the product of fuperfluous and ...
Page 279
... observed by Pope , but it is often fuch knowledge as books did not fupply . He that will understand Shakspeare , must not be content to ftudy him in the closet , he must look for his meaning fometimes among the fports of the field , and ...
... observed by Pope , but it is often fuch knowledge as books did not fupply . He that will understand Shakspeare , must not be content to ftudy him in the closet , he must look for his meaning fometimes among the fports of the field , and ...
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