The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added NotesT. Longman, 1793 |
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... appear to have been entirely the production of Shakspeare . It is not impoffible , however , that the circumftances of the Duke fending his Page to plead his caufe with the Lady , and of the Lady's falling in love with the Page , & c ...
... appear to have been entirely the production of Shakspeare . It is not impoffible , however , that the circumftances of the Duke fending his Page to plead his caufe with the Lady , and of the Lady's falling in love with the Page , & c ...
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... appears to have been equally ignorant of our author's language and metre , reads- felf - fame king ; a reading , which all the fubfequent editors have adopted . The verfe is not defective . Perfections is here used as a quadrifyllable ...
... appears to have been equally ignorant of our author's language and metre , reads- felf - fame king ; a reading , which all the fubfequent editors have adopted . The verfe is not defective . Perfections is here used as a quadrifyllable ...
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... appears to have partook of both fexes , the curtain which Sir Toby mentions , would not have been unneceffarily drawn before fuch a picture of her as might have been exhibited in an age , of which neither too much delicacy or decency ...
... appears to have partook of both fexes , the curtain which Sir Toby mentions , would not have been unneceffarily drawn before fuch a picture of her as might have been exhibited in an age , of which neither too much delicacy or decency ...
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... appears to have been entirely unacquainted with our ancient language , has changed into canzons .-- There is no need of alteration . Canton was used for canto in our author's time . So , in The London Prodigal , a Comedy , 1605 : " What ...
... appears to have been entirely unacquainted with our ancient language , has changed into canzons .-- There is no need of alteration . Canton was used for canto in our author's time . So , in The London Prodigal , a Comedy , 1605 : " What ...
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... appears to me to be thus : -She fears that her eyes had formed fo flattering an idea of Cefario , that she should not have ftrength of mind fufficient to refift the impreffion . She had juft before said : " Methinks , I feel this ...
... appears to me to be thus : -She fears that her eyes had formed fo flattering an idea of Cefario , that she should not have ftrength of mind fufficient to refift the impreffion . She had juft before said : " Methinks , I feel this ...
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