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... rest ' signifies all the Quartos and Folios other than those speci- fied : for this abbreviation I am indebted to the Cambridge Edition . The editors from Rowe to Capell agree far oftener than they dis- agree ; I have therefore employed ...
... rest ' signifies all the Quartos and Folios other than those speci- fied : for this abbreviation I am indebted to the Cambridge Edition . The editors from Rowe to Capell agree far oftener than they dis- agree ; I have therefore employed ...
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... rest of the editors adopt the reading of the Variorum , Exceptions are placed in I have used the abbreviation Var . et cet . ' parentheses ; e . g . , I , v , 19 , ' You are welcome ] Var . et cet . ( Knt . Dyce , Sta . Clarke , Cambr ...
... rest of the editors adopt the reading of the Variorum , Exceptions are placed in I have used the abbreviation Var . et cet . ' parentheses ; e . g . , I , v , 19 , ' You are welcome ] Var . et cet . ( Knt . Dyce , Sta . Clarke , Cambr ...
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... rest . not only the third person singular but also the third person plural has , in the present tense , the final syllable eth ; and Tollet traces this to the Anglo - Saxon , in which it is the grammatical rule , corresponding to the ...
... rest . not only the third person singular but also the third person plural has , in the present tense , the final syllable eth ; and Tollet traces this to the Anglo - Saxon , in which it is the grammatical rule , corresponding to the ...
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... rest , Rowe . Pope . 37. a ] om . Q2 . 28. poor John ] STA . The fish called hake , an inferior sort of cod , when dried and salted , was probably the staple fare of servants and the indigent during Lent ; and this sorry dish is ...
... rest , Rowe . Pope . 37. a ] om . Q2 . 28. poor John ] STA . The fish called hake , an inferior sort of cod , when dried and salted , was probably the staple fare of servants and the indigent during Lent ; and this sorry dish is ...
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... soldiers against cavalry . [ Dyce . 67. in his gown . ] DEL . Intimating that he has been disturbed in his night's rest . Enter old MONTAGUE and LADY MONTAGUE . Mon. Thou villain I 2 [ ACT I , SC . ¡ , ROMEO AND JULIET .
... soldiers against cavalry . [ Dyce . 67. in his gown . ] DEL . Intimating that he has been disturbed in his night's rest . Enter old MONTAGUE and LADY MONTAGUE . Mon. Thou villain I 2 [ ACT I , SC . ¡ , ROMEO AND JULIET .
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