The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... like the late Mr. Horne Tooke , being pos- sessed of no other ancient copy than the first folio , have endeavoured to contend for its exclusive authority . In speaking of the sources from which the means of xiv ADVERTISEMENT .
... like the late Mr. Horne Tooke , being pos- sessed of no other ancient copy than the first folio , have endeavoured to contend for its exclusive authority . In speaking of the sources from which the means of xiv ADVERTISEMENT .
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... ancient copies ; and wherever they are deviated from , the reader is apprised of the alteration , and of the reasons upon which it is founded . The nu- merous sophistications introduced by Mr. Steevens have been removed ; but it has not ...
... ancient copies ; and wherever they are deviated from , the reader is apprised of the alteration , and of the reasons upon which it is founded . The nu- merous sophistications introduced by Mr. Steevens have been removed ; but it has not ...
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... Ancient Translations from Classical Authors ... List of detached Criticisms on Shakspeare , & c . . Shakspeare , Ford , and Jonson . . . Mr. Rowe's Life of Shakspeare Additional Anecdotes Commendatory Poems on Shakspeare .. Essay on ...
... Ancient Translations from Classical Authors ... List of detached Criticisms on Shakspeare , & c . . Shakspeare , Ford , and Jonson . . . Mr. Rowe's Life of Shakspeare Additional Anecdotes Commendatory Poems on Shakspeare .. Essay on ...
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... ancient and modern history , poetical learning , and mythology : we find him very know- ing in the customs , rites , and manners of antiquity . In Coriolanus and Julius Cæsar , not only the spirit , but manners , of the Romans are ...
... ancient and modern history , poetical learning , and mythology : we find him very know- ing in the customs , rites , and manners of antiquity . In Coriolanus and Julius Cæsar , not only the spirit , but manners , of the Romans are ...
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... ancient majestick piece of Gothick architecture , compared with a neat modern building : the latter is more elegant and glaring , but the former is more strong and more solemn . It must be allowed that in one of these there are ...
... ancient majestick piece of Gothick architecture , compared with a neat modern building : the latter is more elegant and glaring , but the former is more strong and more solemn . It must be allowed that in one of these there are ...
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