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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... last laborious Editor , Mr. Capell . 6. The Poems , which are unquestionably Shakespear's , and which have very unreasonably been omitted in almost all the editions of his Works , are hereunto added . 7. At the top of the first page of ...
... last laborious Editor , Mr. Capell . 6. The Poems , which are unquestionably Shakespear's , and which have very unreasonably been omitted in almost all the editions of his Works , are hereunto added . 7. At the top of the first page of ...
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... last bestowed by time . Antiquity , like every other quality that attracts the notice of mankind , has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it , not from reason , but from prejudice . Some feem to admire indifcriminately whatever has ...
... last bestowed by time . Antiquity , like every other quality that attracts the notice of mankind , has undoubtedly votaries that reverence it , not from reason , but from prejudice . Some feem to admire indifcriminately whatever has ...
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... last the power to move , which confti- tutes the perfection of dramatick poetry . This reasoning is fo fpecious , that it is received as true even by those who in daily experience feel it to be falfe . The interchanges of mingled scenes ...
... last the power to move , which confti- tutes the perfection of dramatick poetry . This reasoning is fo fpecious , that it is received as true even by those who in daily experience feel it to be falfe . The interchanges of mingled scenes ...
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... last with little felicity ; but in his comic scenes , he seems to produce without labour , what no labour can improve . In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comic , but in comedy he seems to re- pose , or to ...
... last with little felicity ; but in his comic scenes , he seems to produce without labour , what no labour can improve . In tragedy he is always ftruggling after fome occafion to be comic , but in comedy he seems to re- pose , or to ...
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... last confeffed , that as we owe every thing to him , he owes fomething to us ; that , if much of his praise is paid by perception and judgment , much is like- wife given by custom and veneration . We fix our eyes upon his graces , and ...
... last confeffed , that as we owe every thing to him , he owes fomething to us ; that , if much of his praise is paid by perception and judgment , much is like- wife given by custom and veneration . We fix our eyes upon his graces , and ...
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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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