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Page iii
that he " cana not suppose Shakspeare to have been the father of a Do & or of
Divinity who never laughed ; " and to waste no more words on Sir William D'
Avenant , - let but our readers survey his heavy , vulgar , unmeaning face , and , if
we ...
that he " cana not suppose Shakspeare to have been the father of a Do & or of
Divinity who never laughed ; " and to waste no more words on Sir William D'
Avenant , - let but our readers survey his heavy , vulgar , unmeaning face , and , if
we ...
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... of Shakspeare , and by Cornelius Jansen ; nor was disposed to forgive the
writer who observed that , being dated in 1610. it could not have been the work of
an artist who never saw England till 1618 . above a year after our author's death .
... of Shakspeare , and by Cornelius Jansen ; nor was disposed to forgive the
writer who observed that , being dated in 1610. it could not have been the work of
an artist who never saw England till 1618 . above a year after our author's death .
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William Shakespeare. might be done with safety . * - So far from understanding
the power of an ellipsis , we may venture to affirin that the very name of this figure
in rhetorick never reached the ears of our ancient editors . Having on this subject
...
William Shakespeare. might be done with safety . * - So far from understanding
the power of an ellipsis , we may venture to affirin that the very name of this figure
in rhetorick never reached the ears of our ancient editors . Having on this subject
...
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knowing performers in his different .pieges were then alive ( Lowin and Taylor ,
for instance , ) ; and it must be certain , that on the stage they never uttered such
mutilated lines and unintelligible nonsense as was afterwards incorporated with ...
knowing performers in his different .pieges were then alive ( Lowin and Taylor ,
for instance , ) ; and it must be certain , that on the stage they never uttered such
mutilated lines and unintelligible nonsense as was afterwards incorporated with ...
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At least , we are certain that he never attempted any , before he had consulted it .
He was once , indeed , offered a large fragment of the first folio ; but in a few days
he returned it , with an assurance that he did not perceive any decided ...
At least , we are certain that he never attempted any , before he had consulted it .
He was once , indeed , offered a large fragment of the first folio ; but in a few days
he returned it , with an assurance that he did not perceive any decided ...
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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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