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Page 78
-What did he , when thou saw'st bim ? What said he ? How look'd he ? Wherein
went he ? 1 What makes he here ? Did he ask for me ? Where remains he ? How
parted he with thee ? and when shalt thou see him again ? Answer ...
-What did he , when thou saw'st bim ? What said he ? How look'd he ? Wherein
went he ? 1 What makes he here ? Did he ask for me ? Where remains he ? How
parted he with thee ? and when shalt thou see him again ? Answer ...
Page 81
Of the present phraseology there is an instance in King Fohn : “ He speaks plain
cannon - fire , and bounce , and smoke . ” Steevens . I answer you right painted
cloth , may mean , I give you a true painted cloth answer ; as we say , she talks ...
Of the present phraseology there is an instance in King Fohn : “ He speaks plain
cannon - fire , and bounce , and smoke . ” Steevens . I answer you right painted
cloth , may mean , I give you a true painted cloth answer ; as we say , she talks ...
Page 208
Will your answer serve fit to all questions ? Clo . As fit as ten groats is for the hand
of an attorney , as your French crown for your taffata punk , as Tib's rush for Tom's
fore - finger , 3 as a pancake for Shrovep . 666 . 2 It is like a barber's chair , & c ...
Will your answer serve fit to all questions ? Clo . As fit as ten groats is for the hand
of an attorney , as your French crown for your taffata punk , as Tib's rush for Tom's
fore - finger , 3 as a pancake for Shrovep . 666 . 2 It is like a barber's chair , & c ...
Page 210
Have you , I say , an answer of such fitness for all questions ? Cio . From below
your duke , to beneath your constable , it will fit any question . Count . It must be
an answer of most monstrous size , that must fit all demands . Clo . But a trifle ...
Have you , I say , an answer of such fitness for all questions ? Cio . From below
your duke , to beneath your constable , it will fit any question . Count . It must be
an answer of most monstrous size , that must fit all demands . Clo . But a trifle ...
Page 268
But , to answer you as you would be understood ; he weeps , like a wench that
had shed her milk : he hath confessed himself to Morgan , whom he supposes to
be a friar , from the time of his remembrance , to this very instant disaster of his ...
But , to answer you as you would be understood ; he weeps , like a wench that
had shed her milk : he hath confessed himself to Morgan , whom he supposes to
be a friar , from the time of his remembrance , to this very instant disaster of his ...
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Page 33 - The seasons' difference ; as, the icy fang, And churlish chiding of the winter's wind ; Which when it bites and blows upon my body, Even till I shrink with cold, I smile, and say, — This is no flattery : these are counsellors, That feelingly persuade me what I am.
Page 60 - The sixth age shifts Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side ; His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide For his shrunk shank ; and his big manly voice, Turning again toward childish treble, pipes , And whistles in his sound.
Page 211 - They say miracles are past ; and we have our philosophical persons, to make modern and familiar, things supernatural and causeless. Hence is it that we make trifles of terrors ; ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge, when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear.
Page 41 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Page 59 - With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut, Full of wise saws and modern instances; And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts Into the lean and...
Page 66 - Truly, Shepherd, in respect of itself, it is a good life ; but in respect that it is a shepherd's life, it is naught. In respect that it is solitary, I like it very well ; but in respect that it is private, it is a very vild life. Now, in respect it is in the fields, it pleaseth me well ; but in respect it is not in the Court, it is tedious.
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| Title | Select Plays of William Shakespeare: In Six Volumes. With the Corrections & Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added, Notes, Volume 1 Select Plays of William Shakespeare: In Six Volumes. With the Corrections & Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added, Notes, William Shakespeare |
| Authors | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens |
| Editors | Samuel Johnson, George Steevens, Isaac Reed |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | proprietors, 1820 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 29 Dec 2006 |
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