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
... labours , he was accustomed sometimes , in a half - jocular tone , to say , that if any thing should pre- vent him from bringing them to a conclusion , that task must devolve upon me ; but in his last illness he made this request to me ...
... labours , he was accustomed sometimes , in a half - jocular tone , to say , that if any thing should pre- vent him from bringing them to a conclusion , that task must devolve upon me ; but in his last illness he made this request to me ...
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... labours which I have had to undergo , I have not been able entirely to refrain from occasionally ap- pearing in my own person ; but I trust that in this respect I shall not be found to have been unreasonably or ostenta- tiously ...
... labours which I have had to undergo , I have not been able entirely to refrain from occasionally ap- pearing in my own person ; but I trust that in this respect I shall not be found to have been unreasonably or ostenta- tiously ...
Page ix
... labours of those who have since investigated the poet's works ; and there- fore , even if in a few instances , somewhat more information has been bestowed than was absolutely required , it is rather an ungrateful return , on the part of ...
... labours of those who have since investigated the poet's works ; and there- fore , even if in a few instances , somewhat more information has been bestowed than was absolutely required , it is rather an ungrateful return , on the part of ...
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... labour of arranging them without protracting the publication of this work to a distant period . I may remark that his memoranda did not appear to relate to matters which had any direct reference to what bears upon the drama ; but are ...
... labour of arranging them without protracting the publication of this work to a distant period . I may remark that his memoranda did not appear to relate to matters which had any direct reference to what bears upon the drama ; but are ...
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... labour of attempting to discover his meaning * . Never was there a writer who appeared to have taken more pains to show that language , in his opinion , was not intended to communicate our ideas ; but I can sincerely state that I have ...
... labour of attempting to discover his meaning * . Never was there a writer who appeared to have taken more pains to show that language , in his opinion , was not intended to communicate our ideas ; but I can sincerely state that I have ...
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