The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 2J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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Page 51
... quarto . - Which also is the case with some fragments of Latin verses , in the different parts of this doubtful performance . • Mr. Johnson's edit . Vol . VIII . p . 171 . 3 I have met with a writer who tells us , that a translation of ...
... quarto . - Which also is the case with some fragments of Latin verses , in the different parts of this doubtful performance . • Mr. Johnson's edit . Vol . VIII . p . 171 . 3 I have met with a writer who tells us , that a translation of ...
Page 67
... quarto , Venice , 1583 . It is a question of long standing , whether a part of The Fairy Queen hath been lost , or whether the work was left unfinished : which may effectually be answered by a single quotation . Wil- liam Browne ...
... quarto , Venice , 1583 . It is a question of long standing , whether a part of The Fairy Queen hath been lost , or whether the work was left unfinished : which may effectually be answered by a single quotation . Wil- liam Browne ...
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... quartos of our author as by far more incor- rect than those of his contemporaries ; but , I fear , that this representation has been continued by many of us , with a design to magnify our own services , rather than to exhibit a true ...
... quartos of our author as by far more incor- rect than those of his contemporaries ; but , I fear , that this representation has been continued by many of us , with a design to magnify our own services , rather than to exhibit a true ...
Page 134
... quartos which have been so re- peatedly censured by those who never took the pains to collate them , or justify the many valuable read- ings they contain ; for when the character of them which we have handed down , was originally given ...
... quartos which have been so re- peatedly censured by those who never took the pains to collate them , or justify the many valuable read- ings they contain ; for when the character of them which we have handed down , was originally given ...
Page 135
... quartos of Shakspeare are supposed to have been sent into the world . To such a curiosity no very adequate gratification can be afforded ; but yet it may be observed , that as these elder copies possess many advantages over those in the ...
... quartos of Shakspeare are supposed to have been sent into the world . To such a curiosity no very adequate gratification can be afforded ; but yet it may be observed , that as these elder copies possess many advantages over those in the ...
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