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 16 |
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... at nothing grieves . " WARBURTON . All the old editions read : my inward soul “
With nothing trembles : at some thing it grieves . " The reading , which Dr.
Warburton corrects , is itself an innovation . His conjectures give indeed a better
sense ...
... at nothing grieves . " WARBURTON . All the old editions read : my inward soul “
With nothing trembles : at some thing it grieves . " The reading , which Dr.
Warburton corrects , is itself an innovation . His conjectures give indeed a better
sense ...
Page 83
Mr. Upton gives this passage as a proof that our author uses the passive
participle in an active sense . The copies all agree . Perhaps the old duke means
to treat him with contempt as well as with severity , and to insinuate that he
despises his ...
Mr. Upton gives this passage as a proof that our author uses the passive
participle in an active sense . The copies all agree . Perhaps the old duke means
to treat him with contempt as well as with severity , and to insinuate that he
despises his ...
Page 208
The commentator has well explained the sense , which was not very difficult , but
is mistaken in supposing the use of condition licentious . Shakspeare uses it very
frequently for temper of mind , and in this sense the vulgar still say a good or ill ...
The commentator has well explained the sense , which was not very difficult , but
is mistaken in supposing the use of condition licentious . Shakspeare uses it very
frequently for temper of mind , and in this sense the vulgar still say a good or ill ...
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| Title | 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 16 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, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | James Boswell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | AMS Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 30 Mar 2011 |
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