The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1F. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... perhaps have been carried too far , and the zeal which has been exerted in collecting all the remains of the Elizabethan age , may perhaps , in some cases , have been inordinate ; but it is surely preferable to the ignorance which ...
... perhaps have been carried too far , and the zeal which has been exerted in collecting all the remains of the Elizabethan age , may perhaps , in some cases , have been inordinate ; but it is surely preferable to the ignorance which ...
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... perhaps too refined ; and too enthusiastick for our colder and more didactick style of criticism ; there is , occasionally , too much meta- physical curiosity in his analysis ; he is inclined to make Shakspeare , who wrote for the ...
... perhaps too refined ; and too enthusiastick for our colder and more didactick style of criticism ; there is , occasionally , too much meta- physical curiosity in his analysis ; he is inclined to make Shakspeare , who wrote for the ...
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... perhaps , to intimate that no greater could be detected . " That a duty has by some persons been im- perfectly performed , is no sufficient reason why others should neglect it altogether ; nor can the deceit , which he insinuates has ...
... perhaps , to intimate that no greater could be detected . " That a duty has by some persons been im- perfectly performed , is no sufficient reason why others should neglect it altogether ; nor can the deceit , which he insinuates has ...
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... He commences with an extract from Mr. Malone . " The Comedy of Humours , played eleven times be- tween 25th Nov. 1596 and 11th Maye , 1597 .'- ' Perhaps , VOL . I. с says Mr. Malone , ( on this extract from Henslowe's ADVERTISEMENT .
... He commences with an extract from Mr. Malone . " The Comedy of Humours , played eleven times be- tween 25th Nov. 1596 and 11th Maye , 1597 .'- ' Perhaps , VOL . I. с says Mr. Malone , ( on this extract from Henslowe's ADVERTISEMENT .
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... perhaps , may be furnished with materials to shake the credit of the narrative altogether , and this Mr. Gifford thinks he has effected on the present occasion . He ridicules , and with justice , the story , as it was told by Gildon in ...
... perhaps , may be furnished with materials to shake the credit of the narrative altogether , and this Mr. Gifford thinks he has effected on the present occasion . He ridicules , and with justice , the story , as it was told by Gildon in ...
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