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Page 74
Dr. Farmer's explanation may derive some support from a subsequent passage : “
- as swift a wit as Atalanta's heels . ” Malone . I think this stanza was formed on an
old tetrastick epitaph , which , as I have done , Mr. Steevens may possibly ...
Dr. Farmer's explanation may derive some support from a subsequent passage : “
- as swift a wit as Atalanta's heels . ” Malone . I think this stanza was formed on an
old tetrastick epitaph , which , as I have done , Mr. Steevens may possibly ...
Page 148
This ( says Mr. Guthrie ) is but an imperfect ( to call it no worse ) explanation of a
beautiful passage . The quintain was not the object of the darts and arms ; it was
a stake , driven into a field , upon which were hung a shield and trophies of war ...
This ( says Mr. Guthrie ) is but an imperfect ( to call it no worse ) explanation of a
beautiful passage . The quintain was not the object of the darts and arms ; it was
a stake , driven into a field , upon which were hung a shield and trophies of war ...
Page 156
Count . This young gentlewoman had a father , ( 0 , that had ! how sad a passage
ʼtis !? ) whose skill was almost as great as his honesty : had it stretched so far ,
would have made nature immortal , and death should have play for lack of work .
Count . This young gentlewoman had a father , ( 0 , that had ! how sad a passage
ʼtis !? ) whose skill was almost as great as his honesty : had it stretched so far ,
would have made nature immortal , and death should have play for lack of work .
Page 165
I had not sufficiently attended to a former passage in this scene ,“ Virginity , by
being once lost , may be ten times found , ” i . e ... It has already been observed ,
that many passages in these plays , in which numbers are introduced , are
printed ...
I had not sufficiently attended to a former passage in this scene ,“ Virginity , by
being once lost , may be ten times found , ” i . e ... It has already been observed ,
that many passages in these plays , in which numbers are introduced , are
printed ...
Page 198
Steevens . It is surprizing , none of the editors could see that a slight transposition
was absolutely necessary here , when there is not common sense in the passage
, as it stands without such transposition . Parolles only means , “ You shall find ...
Steevens . It is surprizing , none of the editors could see that a slight transposition
was absolutely necessary here , when there is not common sense in the passage
, as it stands without such transposition . Parolles only means , “ You shall find ...
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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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