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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... hath made it the amusement of his leisure hours for many years past to look over his writings with a careful eye , to note the obscurities and absurdities introduced into the text , and according to the best of his judgment to restore ...
... hath made it the amusement of his leisure hours for many years past to look over his writings with a careful eye , to note the obscurities and absurdities introduced into the text , and according to the best of his judgment to restore ...
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... hath been most strictly observed , not to give a loose to fancy , or indulge a licentious spirit of criticism , as if it were fit for any one to presume to judge what Shakspeare ought to have written , instead of endeavouring to ...
... hath been most strictly observed , not to give a loose to fancy , or indulge a licentious spirit of criticism , as if it were fit for any one to presume to judge what Shakspeare ought to have written , instead of endeavouring to ...
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... hath lately been paid to his merit , and a high regard to his name and memory , by erecting his statue at a publick expence ; so it is desired that this new edition of his works , which hath cost some attention and care , may be looked ...
... hath lately been paid to his merit , and a high regard to his name and memory , by erecting his statue at a publick expence ; so it is desired that this new edition of his works , which hath cost some attention and care , may be looked ...
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William Shakespeare. DR . WARBURTON'S PREFACE . IT hath been no unusual thing for writers , when dissatis- fied with the patronage or judgment of their own times , to appeal to posterity for a fair hearing . Some have even thought fit to ...
William Shakespeare. DR . WARBURTON'S PREFACE . IT hath been no unusual thing for writers , when dissatis- fied with the patronage or judgment of their own times , to appeal to posterity for a fair hearing . Some have even thought fit to ...
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... hath succeeded in this , as likewise in his conjectures , which are properly his own , will be seen in the course of my remarks ; though , as he hath declined to give the reasons for his interpola- tions , he hath not afforded me so ...
... hath succeeded in this , as likewise in his conjectures , which are properly his own , will be seen in the course of my remarks ; though , as he hath declined to give the reasons for his interpola- tions , he hath not afforded me so ...
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