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Page iii
The reader who is acquainted with the writings of this absurd gossip , will
scarcely pay more attention to him on the present occasion , than when he
gravely assures us that “ Anno 1670 , not far from Cirencester was an apparition ;
being ...
The reader who is acquainted with the writings of this absurd gossip , will
scarcely pay more attention to him on the present occasion , than when he
gravely assures us that “ Anno 1670 , not far from Cirencester was an apparition ;
being ...
Page vii
... derived every poslible advantage from the literature and judgement of their
only intelligent editor , Mr. Malone , whose implements of criticism , like the ivory
rake and golden spade in Prudentius , are on this occasion disgraced by the
objects ...
... derived every poslible advantage from the literature and judgement of their
only intelligent editor , Mr. Malone , whose implements of criticism , like the ivory
rake and golden spade in Prudentius , are on this occasion disgraced by the
objects ...
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 xv
Respecting our author therefore , on some occasions , we cannot join in the
prayer of Cordelia : - Refloration hang " . Thy medicine ou his lips ! " It is unlucky
for him , perhaps , that between the interest of his readers and his editors a
material ...
Respecting our author therefore , on some occasions , we cannot join in the
prayer of Cordelia : - Refloration hang " . Thy medicine ou his lips ! " It is unlucky
for him , perhaps , that between the interest of his readers and his editors a
material ...
Page xvi
We do not therefore hesitate to affirm , that a blind fidelity to the eldest printed
copies , is on some occasions a confirmed treason against the sense , fpirit , and
versification of Shakspeare . All these circumstances confidered , it is time ,
instead ...
We do not therefore hesitate to affirm , that a blind fidelity to the eldest printed
copies , is on some occasions a confirmed treason against the sense , fpirit , and
versification of Shakspeare . All these circumstances confidered , it is time ,
instead ...
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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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