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... and without the name of any editor , we hold in little estima . tion ; it being full of
arbitrary alterations , which we conceive Mr . Malone has , in most instances ,
demonstrated to be foreign to the style and character of our author ' s writings .
... and without the name of any editor , we hold in little estima . tion ; it being full of
arbitrary alterations , which we conceive Mr . Malone has , in most instances ,
demonstrated to be foreign to the style and character of our author ' s writings .
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at height ] To the utmost , topping every thing . e - mole of nature ] Natural
blemish . “ For marks descried in man ' s nativity “ Are nature ' s fault , not their
own infamy . " Rape of Lucrece . MALONE . As , in their birth , ( wherein they are
SC . IV .
at height ] To the utmost , topping every thing . e - mole of nature ] Natural
blemish . “ For marks descried in man ' s nativity “ Are nature ' s fault , not their
own infamy . " Rape of Lucrece . MALONE . As , in their birth , ( wherein they are
SC . IV .
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His sword seem ' d i ' the air to stick , Sć . ] As represented in tapestry hangings ,
the furniture of the age , in which , as Mr . Malone observes , their swords " stick in
the air and do nothing . " the rack ] The clouds or congregated vapour .
His sword seem ' d i ' the air to stick , Sć . ] As represented in tapestry hangings ,
the furniture of the age , in which , as Mr . Malone observes , their swords " stick in
the air and do nothing . " the rack ] The clouds or congregated vapour .
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Mr . Malone presumes , that Shakespeare , who “ has followed the novel of the
Hystorie of Hamblet pretty closely , probably meant to describe Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern , the representatives of the ministers of the King in the novel , and ...
Mr . Malone presumes , that Shakespeare , who “ has followed the novel of the
Hystorie of Hamblet pretty closely , probably meant to describe Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern , the representatives of the ministers of the King in the novel , and ...
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Upon the reading of the quartos , which , instead of just , is jump , Mr . Malone
observes , that in the folio we sometimes find a familiar word substituted for one
more ancient . The two words , says Mr . Steevens , were synonymous , B .
Jonson ...
Upon the reading of the quartos , which , instead of just , is jump , Mr . Malone
observes , that in the folio we sometimes find a familiar word substituted for one
more ancient . The two words , says Mr . Steevens , were synonymous , B .
Jonson ...
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| Title | Hamlet, and As You Like it: A Specimen of a New Edition of Shakespeare Hamlet, and As You Like it: A Specimen of a New Edition of Shakespeare, William Shakespeare |
| Authors | William Shakespeare, Thomas Caldecott |
| Editors | Thomas Caldecott, William Crowe |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1820 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 5 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 466 pages |
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