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Page xii
... we have not rigidly adhered to the text of Shakspeare , we shall entreat our
opponents to exchange that phrase for another more germane , ” and say instead
of it , that we have deviated from the text of the publishers of single plays in
quarto ...
... we have not rigidly adhered to the text of Shakspeare , we shall entreat our
opponents to exchange that phrase for another more germane , ” and say instead
of it , that we have deviated from the text of the publishers of single plays in
quarto ...
Page xvi
... opinion , and refuse to acquiesce in modern suggestions if opposed to the
authority of quartos and folios , consigned to us by a set of people who were
wholly uninstructed in the common forms of style , orthography and punctuation .
- We do ...
... opinion , and refuse to acquiesce in modern suggestions if opposed to the
authority of quartos and folios , consigned to us by a set of people who were
wholly uninstructed in the common forms of style , orthography and punctuation .
- We do ...
Page xvii
Nothing will be lost to the world on account of the measure recommende ed ,
there being folios and quartos enough remaining for the use of antiquarian or
critical travellers , to whom a jolt over a rugged pavement may be more
delectable than ...
Nothing will be lost to the world on account of the measure recommende ed ,
there being folios and quartos enough remaining for the use of antiquarian or
critical travellers , to whom a jolt over a rugged pavement may be more
delectable than ...
Page xxiii
... 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 their respective parts , in both the first quarto and folio editions .
... 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 their respective parts , in both the first quarto and folio editions .
Page xxxii
... the purpose of his present cditors is completely answered . On any thing like
perfection in their labours they do not presume , being too well convinced that , in
defiance of their best efforts , their own incapacity , and that of the original quarto
...
... the purpose of his present cditors is completely answered . On any thing like
perfection in their labours they do not presume , being too well convinced that , in
defiance of their best efforts , their own incapacity , and that of the original quarto
...
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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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