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 vi
... frequent occurrence ; and when he was finally preparing the result of his researches on that subject for the press ... frequently doubtful . As truth was the only object which he ever had in view , he was accustomed to note down every ...
... frequent occurrence ; and when he was finally preparing the result of his researches on that subject for the press ... frequently doubtful . As truth was the only object which he ever had in view , he was accustomed to note down every ...
Page vii
... frequently led us into friendly controversy . I have felt myself bound to exhibit his sen- timents , whether I thought them right or wrong , and should not have deemed myself justified in imposing upon the reader , when I laid before ...
... frequently led us into friendly controversy . I have felt myself bound to exhibit his sen- timents , whether I thought them right or wrong , and should not have deemed myself justified in imposing upon the reader , when I laid before ...
Page ix
... frequently meet with mistakes which would be obvious to persons of the slightest acquirements in the present day . It will certainly not be maintained that the great mass of mankind are endowed with more natural perspicacity than the ...
... frequently meet with mistakes which would be obvious to persons of the slightest acquirements in the present day . It will certainly not be maintained that the great mass of mankind are endowed with more natural perspicacity than the ...
Page xxx
... frequently treated with contempt , but even language ( I trust hastily ) employed , which might seem to cast an imputation on his moral character ? It is to this point I speak : and Mr. * Cursory Criticisms on Malone's edition , p . ix ...
... frequently treated with contempt , but even language ( I trust hastily ) employed , which might seem to cast an imputation on his moral character ? It is to this point I speak : and Mr. * Cursory Criticisms on Malone's edition , p . ix ...
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... frequently the case , and the whole of a work is generally gone through before the composition of the prefatory matter ; but in the present instance there is no inconsistency ; he tells us that if Mr. Steevens is right , he himself must ...
... frequently the case , and the whole of a work is generally gone through before the composition of the prefatory matter ; but in the present instance there is no inconsistency ; he tells us that if Mr. Steevens is right , he himself must ...
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