The Works of Shakespeare: in Eight Volumes, Volume 1H. Woodfall, 1767 |
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... the only merit , by which I would pretend to profess myself MADAM , Your ROYAL HIGHNESS'S Moft dutiful and most obedient , humble fervant , LEW . THEOBALD , AB An EPITAPH on the admirable Dramatic Poet , W. SHAKESPEARE DEDICATION ,
... the only merit , by which I would pretend to profess myself MADAM , Your ROYAL HIGHNESS'S Moft dutiful and most obedient , humble fervant , LEW . THEOBALD , AB An EPITAPH on the admirable Dramatic Poet , W. SHAKESPEARE DEDICATION ,
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... most delicate knowledge and polite learn- ing to admire him ; ) and that he should throw- this humorous piece of fatire at his profecutor , at least twenty years after the provocation given ; I am confidently perfuaded it must be owing ...
... most delicate knowledge and polite learn- ing to admire him ; ) and that he should throw- this humorous piece of fatire at his profecutor , at least twenty years after the provocation given ; I am confidently perfuaded it must be owing ...
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... obvious to all readers , because the defcriptions are the most poetical in the world ; yet there is a peculiar beauty in those two excellent pieces , that will much much enhance the value of them to the more capable PREFACE .
... obvious to all readers , because the defcriptions are the most poetical in the world ; yet there is a peculiar beauty in those two excellent pieces , that will much much enhance the value of them to the more capable PREFACE .
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... most contrary images to raise these contrary paffions . And , particu- larly , as Shakespeare , in the paffage I am now com- menting , fpeaks of thefe different effects in mufick ; fo Milton has brought it into each poem as the exciter ...
... most contrary images to raise these contrary paffions . And , particu- larly , as Shakespeare , in the paffage I am now com- menting , fpeaks of thefe different effects in mufick ; fo Milton has brought it into each poem as the exciter ...
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... most ambi- tious colours . And whenever a writer of this clafs fhall attempt to copy thefe artful conceal- ments of our author , and fhall either think them eafy , or practifed by a writer for his eafe , he will foon be convinced of his ...
... most ambi- tious colours . And whenever a writer of this clafs fhall attempt to copy thefe artful conceal- ments of our author , and fhall either think them eafy , or practifed by a writer for his eafe , he will foon be convinced of his ...
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