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Page i
The shape of our author's ear - ring and falling - band may correspond in them all
, but where shall we find an equal conformity in his features ? Few obje & s
indeed are occasionally more difficult to seize , than the flender traits that mark
the ...
The shape of our author's ear - ring and falling - band may correspond in them all
, but where shall we find an equal conformity in his features ? Few obje & s
indeed are occasionally more difficult to seize , than the flender traits that mark
the ...
Page iii
The present age will probably allow the vintner's ivy to Sir William , but with equal
justice will withhold from him the poet's bays . - To his pretensions of descent
from Shakspearé , one might almost be induced to apply a ludicrous passage ...
The present age will probably allow the vintner's ivy to Sir William , but with equal
justice will withhold from him the poet's bays . - To his pretensions of descent
from Shakspearé , one might almost be induced to apply a ludicrous passage ...
Page viii
Watson , however , declares on this occasion that he imitated Ronsard ; and it
must be confessed , with equal truth , that in the present instance Ronsard had
been a borrower from Anacreon . 1 turn is occasionally entitled to be seen , as viii
...
Watson , however , declares on this occasion that he imitated Ronsard ; and it
must be confessed , with equal truth , that in the present instance Ronsard had
been a borrower from Anacreon . 1 turn is occasionally entitled to be seen , as viii
...
Page x
May it be subjoined , that the freedom with which the same gentleman has
treated the notes of others , seems to have authorized an equal degree of licence
respecting his own ? And yet , though the sword may have been drawn against
him ...
May it be subjoined , that the freedom with which the same gentleman has
treated the notes of others , seems to have authorized an equal degree of licence
respecting his own ? And yet , though the sword may have been drawn against
him ...
Page xxvi
Why , therefore , should not a book printed in 1632 be allowed the merit of equal
services to a predecessor in 1623 ? Such also , let us add , were the sentiments
of a gentleman whose name we cannot repeat without a sigh , which those who ...
Why , therefore , should not a book printed in 1632 be allowed the merit of equal
services to a predecessor in 1623 ? Such also , let us add , were the sentiments
of a gentleman whose name we cannot repeat without a sigh , which those who ...
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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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