Two gentlemen of Verona. Comedy of errors. Taming of the shrew. Much ado about nothing. Love labour's lost. Merchant of Venice. Merry wives of Windsor. Twelfth night. As you like it. Midsummer night's dream. Measure for measure. Tempest. All's well that ends well. Winter's taleHarper & brothers, 1847 |
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... editions , yet , on the other hand , the misprints may in general be easily corrected ; and when the precise correction is not very certain , that is sel- dom very material , as the interest and jest of the scene depend mainly upon the ...
... editions , yet , on the other hand , the misprints may in general be easily corrected ; and when the precise correction is not very certain , that is sel- dom very material , as the interest and jest of the scene depend mainly upon the ...
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... editions : his case was so like that of Antipholus . " To seek thy HELP by benfiecial HELP " -Pope and other editors would substitute life for " help , " where it first occurs . Stevens recommends means for " help , " at the end of the ...
... editions : his case was so like that of Antipholus . " To seek thy HELP by benfiecial HELP " -Pope and other editors would substitute life for " help , " where it first occurs . Stevens recommends means for " help , " at the end of the ...
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... editions have disstained ; and disstain is universally used by Shakespeare for slain . therefore think it an error of the press or the copyist for unstained , but have not judged it right to insert this conjecture in the text , against ...
... editions have disstained ; and disstain is universally used by Shakespeare for slain . therefore think it an error of the press or the copyist for unstained , but have not judged it right to insert this conjecture in the text , against ...
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... editions . ACT V. - SCENE I. " TAKE a house " -i . e . Go into a house , as we say " take shelter , " and as people ... edition , are from those of the Pictorial edition , which are all copied or compiled from the best modern authorities ...
... editions . ACT V. - SCENE I. " TAKE a house " -i . e . Go into a house , as we say " take shelter , " and as people ... edition , are from those of the Pictorial edition , which are all copied or compiled from the best modern authorities ...
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... edition of this play closes with an analysis of the peculiar charac- teristics of the two pairs of twin brothers , which , though it may be somewhat over - refined , is yet very original and ingenious , and has , too , so much truth in ...
... edition of this play closes with an analysis of the peculiar charac- teristics of the two pairs of twin brothers , which , though it may be somewhat over - refined , is yet very original and ingenious , and has , too , so much truth in ...
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Angelo Beat better Biron Boyet brother Caliban character Claud Claudio Collier comedy COMEDY OF ERRORS daughter dost doth Dromio Duke Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair fairy father fear folio fool Ford gentle gentleman GENTLEMEN OF VERONA give grace hand hath hear heart heaven honour humour husband Isab Kate Kath King knave lady Launce Leon Leonato look lord LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Lucio madam maid Malvolio marry master master doctor means MEASURE FOR MEASURE MERCHANT OF VENICE merry mistress never night old copies Pedro play Poet Pompey pray Proteus quarto Rosalind SCENE sense Shakespeare signior Sir ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK speak swear sweet tell thee there's Theseus thine thing thou art thou hast thought Thurio tongue true TWELFTH NIGHT wife woman word