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... of an early writer , the last edition of the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer may prove a sufficient witness ; a work which in respect of accuracy and learning is without a rival , at least in any commentary on an English poet .
... of an early writer , the last edition of the Canterbury Tales of Chaucer may prove a sufficient witness ; a work which in respect of accuracy and learning is without a rival , at least in any commentary on an English poet .
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... the other works of the father of our poetry , with advantages which we cannot derive from the efforts of those who have lefs deeply and successfully penetrated into the recesses of ancient Italian , French , and English literature .
... the other works of the father of our poetry , with advantages which we cannot derive from the efforts of those who have lefs deeply and successfully penetrated into the recesses of ancient Italian , French , and English literature .
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... with becoming seriousness , to account for the frequent stains that disgrace the earliest folio edition of his plays , which is now become the most expensive single book in our language ; for what other English volume without plates ...
... with becoming seriousness , to account for the frequent stains that disgrace the earliest folio edition of his plays , which is now become the most expensive single book in our language ; for what other English volume without plates ...
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Of the latter , as exact a list as I have been able to form , with the aslistance of Mr. Reed , of Staple - Inn , ( than whom no man is more conversant with English publications both See , however , the Advertisement prefixed to this ...
Of the latter , as exact a list as I have been able to form , with the aslistance of Mr. Reed , of Staple - Inn , ( than whom no man is more conversant with English publications both See , however , the Advertisement prefixed to this ...
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Svo . 1746 . Critical Observations on Shakspeare : by John Upton , Prebendary of Rochester . Svo . First Edition , 1746. Second Edition , 1748 . Elay on English Tragedy , with Remarks on the Abbé 46 CRITICISMS ON.
Svo . 1746 . Critical Observations on Shakspeare : by John Upton , Prebendary of Rochester . Svo . First Edition , 1746. Second Edition , 1748 . Elay on English Tragedy , with Remarks on the Abbé 46 CRITICISMS ON.
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 2 The Plays of William Shakspeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1799 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Sep 2011 |
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