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Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences, compiled by ... - Page 210
by Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...patiently endure it. At laft an edition was undertaken by Rowe; not becaufe a poet was to be publifhed by a poet, for Rowe feems to have thought very little on correction or explanation, but that our authour's works might appear like thofe of his fraternity, with the appendages of a life and recommendatory...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...patiently endure it. At laft an edition was un-1 dertaken by Rowe ; not becaufe a poet was to be publifhed by a poet, for Rowe feems to have thought very little on correction or explanation, but that our authours works might appear liko thofe of his fraternity, with the appendages of a life and recommendatory...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...patiently endure it. At laft an edition was undertaken by Rowe; not becaufe a poet was to be publifhed by a poet, for Rowe feems to have thought very little...our author's works might appear like thofe of his fra^ ternity, with the appendages of a life and recommendatory preface. Renpehas beenclamoroufly blamed...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...patiently endure it. At laft an edition was undertaken by Rowe; not becaufe a poet was to be publifhed by a poet, for Rowe feems to have thought very little...explanation, but that our author's works might appear like thofc of his fraternity, with the appendages of a life and recommendatory preface. Rowe has been clamoroufly...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...laft an Edition tvas undertaken by Roive ? not becaufe a Poet was to be publifhed by a Poet, for Rome feems to have thought very little on Correction or Explanation, but that our Authour's Works might appear like thofe of his Fraternity, with the Appendages of a Life and recommendatory...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...an Edition was undertaken by Rowe ; not becaufe a Poet was to be publifhed by a Poet, for Rowe leems to have thought very little on Correction or Explanation,, but that our Authour's Works might appear like thofe of his Fraternity, with the Appendages of a Life and recommendatory...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...laft an edition was undertaken by Rowe; not becaufe a poet was to be publifhed by a poet, for Rc^-e feems to have thought very little on correction or...the appendages of a life and recommendatory preface. Roive has been clamoroufly blamed for not performing what he did not undertake; and it is time thatjuftice...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...an edition was undertaken by Rowe; not because a poet was to be published by a poet, for Rowe seems to have thought very little on correction or explanation ; but that our author's works might appear like those of his fraternity, with the appendages of a life and recommendatory preface. Rowe lias been clamorously...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...patiently endure it. At laft an edition was undertaken by Rowe ; not becaufe a poet was to be publifhed by a poet, for Rowe feems to have thought very little...clamoroufly blamed for not performing what he did not ' Much deferved cenfure has been thrown out on the careleflhefs of our ancient printers, as well as...
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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts ..., Volume 17, Part 1

Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 442 pages
...At laft (faye Dr Johnfon) an edition was undertaken by Rowe ; not becaufe a poet was to be publifhed by a poet, for Rowe feems to have thought very little on correction er explanation, but that our author's works might appear like thofe of his fraternity, with the appendages...
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