The plays of Shakespeare, from the text of S. Johnson, with the prefaces, notes &c. of Rowe, Pope and many other critics. 6 vols. [in 12 pt. Followed by] Shakespeare's poems, Volume 1 |
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Page lix
... , we confeffe , worthy to have been wished , that the author himselfe had liv'd to have set forth , and everfeene his owne writings . But fince it hath been or- dain'd otherwife , and he by death departed from that O.
... , we confeffe , worthy to have been wished , that the author himselfe had liv'd to have set forth , and everfeene his owne writings . But fince it hath been or- dain'd otherwife , and he by death departed from that O.
Page lxxiii
... set down instead of the perfonĉ dramatis : and in others the notes of direction to the property - men for their moveables , and to the players for their entries , are inferted into the text , through the ignorance of the transcribers ...
... set down instead of the perfonĉ dramatis : and in others the notes of direction to the property - men for their moveables , and to the players for their entries , are inferted into the text , through the ignorance of the transcribers ...
Page xci
... set on foot by the hint from Ben . Johnson , that he had small Latin and less Greek : And from this tradition , as it were , Mr. Rowe has thought fit pe- remptorily to declare , that , " It is without controversy , he “ had no knowledge ...
... set on foot by the hint from Ben . Johnson , that he had small Latin and less Greek : And from this tradition , as it were , Mr. Rowe has thought fit pe- remptorily to declare , that , " It is without controversy , he “ had no knowledge ...
Page xcvi
... set off with encomiums ; and hence we quit all suspicions of depra- vity on the contrary , the cenfure of fo divine an author fets us upon his defence ; and this produces an exact scru- tiny and examination , which ends in finding out ...
... set off with encomiums ; and hence we quit all suspicions of depra- vity on the contrary , the cenfure of fo divine an author fets us upon his defence ; and this produces an exact scru- tiny and examination , which ends in finding out ...
Page xcix
... of manufcripts is wanting to set an author's meaning right , and rescue him from those errors which have been tranfmitted down through a series of in- correct editions , and a long intervention of time , g 2 Mr. THEOBALD's PREFACE . xcix.
... of manufcripts is wanting to set an author's meaning right , and rescue him from those errors which have been tranfmitted down through a series of in- correct editions , and a long intervention of time , g 2 Mr. THEOBALD's PREFACE . xcix.
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The Plays of Shakespeare, from the Text of S. Johnson, with the Prefaces ... William Shakespeare No preview available - 2015 |
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