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Page vii
To make room for it Titus Andronicus might have been omitted ; but our
proprietors are of opinion that some ancient prejudices in its favour may fill exist ,
and · for that reason only it is preserved . We have not reprinted the Sonnets , & c
. of ...
To make room for it Titus Andronicus might have been omitted ; but our
proprietors are of opinion that some ancient prejudices in its favour may fill exist ,
and · for that reason only it is preserved . We have not reprinted the Sonnets , & c
. of ...
Page xv
Omissions in our author's works are frequently suspected , and sometimes not
without fufficient reason . Yet , in our opinion , they have suffered a more certain
injury from interpolation ; for almost as often as their measure is deranged , or ...
Omissions in our author's works are frequently suspected , and sometimes not
without fufficient reason . Yet , in our opinion , they have suffered a more certain
injury from interpolation ; for almost as often as their measure is deranged , or ...
Page xxi
... of difsyllables ( like neither , rather , reason , lover , & c . ) into monosyllables ;
and his sentiments respecting the worth of the variations supplied by the second
folio b 3 ADVERTISEMEN T. xxi.
... of difsyllables ( like neither , rather , reason , lover , & c . ) into monosyllables ;
and his sentiments respecting the worth of the variations supplied by the second
folio b 3 ADVERTISEMEN T. xxi.
Page xxxi
They shall not , however , be oftentatiously pointed out , and for this only reason :
- That as they decrease but little , if at all , the vigour of Shakspeare , the critick
who in general has performed with accuracy one of the heaviest of literary tasks ...
They shall not , however , be oftentatiously pointed out , and for this only reason :
- That as they decrease but little , if at all , the vigour of Shakspeare , the critick
who in general has performed with accuracy one of the heaviest of literary tasks ...
Page xxxiv
Neither of these measures , however , has in the present instance been adopted ,
and for reasons now submitted to the publick . In regard to errata , it has been
customary with not a few authors to acknowledge small mistakes , that they might
...
Neither of these measures , however , has in the present instance been adopted ,
and for reasons now submitted to the publick . In regard to errata , it has been
customary with not a few authors to acknowledge small mistakes , that they might
...
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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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