The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 1Rwington, 1821 |
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Page vii
... . Malone , a critick of high and established fame , by substituting opinions of my own ; nor have I , in general , added to these commentaries , too voluminous already , by expressing my dissent ; yet I confess ADVERTISEMENT . vii.
... . Malone , a critick of high and established fame , by substituting opinions of my own ; nor have I , in general , added to these commentaries , too voluminous already , by expressing my dissent ; yet I confess ADVERTISEMENT . vii.
Page ix
... adding to their number . But while I am ready to acknowledge with Mr. Steevens ( who , by the way , at the very time when he made this re- mark , was adding more copiously to his notes , and indulging to a greater extent in collateral ...
... adding to their number . But while I am ready to acknowledge with Mr. Steevens ( who , by the way , at the very time when he made this re- mark , was adding more copiously to his notes , and indulging to a greater extent in collateral ...
Page xxiii
... adding to my own , if , wherever the vari- ous commentators agree in their explanation of a term , I affixed that explanation in the index ; where they differ , I have not assumed the office of a judge , but have left the reader to ...
... adding to my own , if , wherever the vari- ous commentators agree in their explanation of a term , I affixed that explanation in the index ; where they differ , I have not assumed the office of a judge , but have left the reader to ...
Page xxvii
... added to the demands made upon our cre- dulity ; and the patching and doctoring which this picture required before any thing could be made of it , will not , perhaps , place its authority on a much higher ground than that of Lord Dupe's ...
... added to the demands made upon our cre- dulity ; and the patching and doctoring which this picture required before any thing could be made of it , will not , perhaps , place its authority on a much higher ground than that of Lord Dupe's ...
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... added would denote as a decided proof . " But who ( says Mr. Gifford ) would have recognized Henry VIII . under the name of All Is Truth ? " If it had two names , not an uncommon circumstance , any one would have done so easily ; and we ...
... added would denote as a decided proof . " But who ( says Mr. Gifford ) would have recognized Henry VIII . under the name of All Is Truth ? " If it had two names , not an uncommon circumstance , any one would have done so easily ; and we ...
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