The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols]. |
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William Shakespeare John Nichols, George Steevens. acre of barren ground ; long heath , brown furze , any thing : The ... STEEVENS . 1 - full poor cell , ] i . e . a cell in a great degree of poverty . STEEVENS . Mira . More to know 8 my ...
William Shakespeare John Nichols, George Steevens. acre of barren ground ; long heath , brown furze , any thing : The ... STEEVENS . 1 - full poor cell , ] i . e . a cell in a great degree of poverty . STEEVENS . Mira . More to know 8 my ...
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... STEEVENS . 2 fuftaining- ] i . . their garments that bore them up and fupported them . Mr. M. Mason , however , obferves that the word fuflaining in this place does not mean fupporting , but enduring ; and by their fuftaining garments ...
... STEEVENS . 2 fuftaining- ] i . . their garments that bore them up and fupported them . Mr. M. Mason , however , obferves that the word fuflaining in this place does not mean fupporting , but enduring ; and by their fuftaining garments ...
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... STEEVENS . 3 It was a tradition , that Lord Falkland , Lord C. J. Vaughan , and Mr. Selden , concurred in obferving , that Shakspeare had not only found out a new character in his Caliban , but had also devised and adapted a new manner ...
... STEEVENS . 3 It was a tradition , that Lord Falkland , Lord C. J. Vaughan , and Mr. Selden , concurred in obferving , that Shakspeare had not only found out a new character in his Caliban , but had also devised and adapted a new manner ...
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... STEEVENS . Race , in this place , feems to fignify original difpofition , inborn qua- lities . In this fenfe we still fay - The race of wine . STEEVENS . Race and racinefs in wine , fignifies a kind of tartnefs . BLACKSTONI . 9 I ...
... STEEVENS . Race , in this place , feems to fignify original difpofition , inborn qua- lities . In this fenfe we still fay - The race of wine . STEEVENS . Race and racinefs in wine , fignifies a kind of tartnefs . BLACKSTONI . 9 I ...
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... STEEVENS . JOHNSON . 7 The owners of a merchant's fhip , or the officers to whom the naviga- tion of it had been trufted . STEEVENS . 8 Why Dr. Warburton fhould change vifitor to ' vifer , for adviser , I cannot discover . Gonzalo gives ...
... STEEVENS . JOHNSON . 7 The owners of a merchant's fhip , or the officers to whom the naviga- tion of it had been trufted . STEEVENS . 8 Why Dr. Warburton fhould change vifitor to ' vifer , for adviser , I cannot discover . Gonzalo gives ...
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againſt anfwer Angelo becauſe Caius Caliban called Claudio defire doft doth Duke Efcal elfe Enter Exeunt Exit expreffion faid falfe Falſtaff fame fatire feems fenfe fent fervant feven fhall fhould fignifies fince firft fome fool Ford foul fpeak fpeech fpirit ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fure fweet hath heaven himſelf Hoft honour houfe houſe huſband Ifab Illyria inftance JOHNSON knight lady Laun lefs lord Lucio madam mafter MALONE Malvolio means miftrefs miſtreſs moft moſt muft muſt myſelf obferves occafion paffage perfon phrafe play pleaſe Pompey pray prefent Proteus Prov Provoft purpoſe reafon ſay Shakspeare Shakspeare's Shal ſhall ſhe Silvia SIR ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK Sir Thomas Hanmer Slen ſpeak STEEVENS tell thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou art Thurio Toby uſed Valentine WARBURTON whofe wife word
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Page 420 - Heaven doth with us, as we with torches do ; Not light them for themselves : for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.
Page 434 - Stands at a guard with envy ; scarce confesses That his blood flows, or that his appetite Is more to bread than stone : hence shall we see, If power change purpose, what our seemers be.
Page 34 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things ; for no kind of traffic Would I admit ; no name of magistrate ; Letters should not be known : riches, poverty, And use of service, none ; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none : No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil : No occupation ; all men idle, all ; And women too ; but innocent and...
Page 23 - You taught me language; and my profit on't Is, I know how to curse : The red plague rid you, For learning me your language ! Pro.
Page 420 - There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased ; The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life, which in their seeds And weak beginnings lie intreasured.
Page 452 - Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: how would you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are ? O, think on that ; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
Page 303 - If music be the food of love, play on ; Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die. That strain again ! it had a dying fall : O ! it came o'er my ear like the sweet sound That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing and giving odour.
Page 227 - The rest complains of cares to come. The flowers do fade, and wanton fields To wayward Winter reckoning yields: A honey tongue, a heart of gall, Is fancy's spring, but sorrow's fall. Thy gowns, thy shoes, thy beds of roses, Thy cap, thy kirtle...
Page xvi - He had by a misfortune common enough to young fellows, fallen into ill company, and amongst them, some that made a frequent practice of deer-stealing engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, near Stratford. For this he was prosecuted by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely...
Page 227 - The shepherd swains shall dance and sing For thy delight each May morning: If these delights thy mind may move, Then live with me and be my love.