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Page v
Thus the late Mr. Jennens of Gopsal in Leicestershire , for many years congrá -
tulated himself as owner of another genuine portrait of Shakspeare , and by
Cornelius Jansen ; nor was disposed to forgive the writer who observed that ,
being ...
Thus the late Mr. Jennens of Gopsal in Leicestershire , for many years congrá -
tulated himself as owner of another genuine portrait of Shakspeare , and by
Cornelius Jansen ; nor was disposed to forgive the writer who observed that ,
being ...
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Any formal recommendation of them is needless , as their own merit is sure to
rank their author among the most diligent and sagacious of our celebrated Poet's
annotators . It may be proper , indeed , to observe that a few of these remarks are
...
Any formal recommendation of them is needless , as their own merit is sure to
rank their author among the most diligent and sagacious of our celebrated Poet's
annotators . It may be proper , indeed , to observe that a few of these remarks are
...
Page xiv
It may also be observed , that our author's earliest compositions , his Sonnets , &
c . are wholly free from metrical imperfections . The truth is , that from one extreme
we have reached another . Our incautious predecessors , Rowe , Pope ...
It may also be observed , that our author's earliest compositions , his Sonnets , &
c . are wholly free from metrical imperfections . The truth is , that from one extreme
we have reached another . Our incautious predecessors , Rowe , Pope ...
Page xvi
... their exemplification , which was here meant to have been given . - We wish ,
however , to impress the foregoing circum . Itance on the memory of the judicious
reader . 1 The latter ( as already has been observed ) xvi ADVERTISEMENT . 1.
... their exemplification , which was here meant to have been given . - We wish ,
however , to impress the foregoing circum . Itance on the memory of the judicious
reader . 1 The latter ( as already has been observed ) xvi ADVERTISEMENT . 1.
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1 The latter ( as already has been observed ) may be frequently effected by the
expulsion of useless and supernumerary syllables , and an occasional supply of
such as might fortuitously have been omitted , notwithstanding the declaration of
...
1 The latter ( as already has been observed ) may be frequently effected by the
expulsion of useless and supernumerary syllables , and an occasional supply of
such as might fortuitously have been omitted , notwithstanding the declaration of
...
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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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