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Page xi
... of our author's plays . True : but may not our want of yet earlier and less
corrupted editions of these very dramas be solely attributed to the monopolizing
vigilance of its of a careless theatre were seconded by those of as
ADVERTISEMENT .
... of our author's plays . True : but may not our want of yet earlier and less
corrupted editions of these very dramas be solely attributed to the monopolizing
vigilance of its of a careless theatre were seconded by those of as
ADVERTISEMENT .
Page xiv
... thrown away , because it introduces obscurity instead of light . To render
Shakspeare less intelligible by a recall of corrupt phraseology , is not , in our
opinion , the furest way to extend his fame and multiply his readers xiv
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... thrown away , because it introduces obscurity instead of light . To render
Shakspeare less intelligible by a recall of corrupt phraseology , is not , in our
opinion , the furest way to extend his fame and multiply his readers xiv
ADVERTISEMENT ...
Page xvi
... metre ) they furnish no real help , that a future editor , well acquainted with the
phraseology of our author's age , should be at liberty to restore some apparent
meaning to his corrupted lines , and a decent flow to his obitructed versification .
... metre ) they furnish no real help , that a future editor , well acquainted with the
phraseology of our author's age , should be at liberty to restore some apparent
meaning to his corrupted lines , and a decent flow to his obitructed versification .
Page xviii
Nay , further : the prompter's book being thus corrupted , on the first night of the
revival of this beautiful and interesting play at Drury - lane , the same fpurious
nonfense was heard from the lips of Mrs. Siddons , lips , whose matchless
powers ...
Nay , further : the prompter's book being thus corrupted , on the first night of the
revival of this beautiful and interesting play at Drury - lane , the same fpurious
nonfense was heard from the lips of Mrs. Siddons , lips , whose matchless
powers ...
Page xxxv
... this unusual apology , very well remembers to have been fitting with Dr.
Johnson , when an agent from a neighbouring press brought in the proof sheet of
a republication , requesting to know whether a particular word in it was not
corrupted .
... this unusual apology , very well remembers to have been fitting with Dr.
Johnson , when an agent from a neighbouring press brought in the proof sheet of
a republication , requesting to know whether a particular word in it was not
corrupted .
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 1 The Plays of William Shakspeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Illustrated by | Samuel Johnson (écrivain) |
| Publisher | Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1900 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Sep 2011 |
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