The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 18R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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... JOHNSON . 66 I adhere to the old reading , which appears to signify- ' the prey for which they are hungry . ' STEEVENS . 7 England all Olivers and Rowlands bred , ] These were two of the most famous in the list of Charlemagne's twelve ...
... JOHNSON . 66 I adhere to the old reading , which appears to signify- ' the prey for which they are hungry . ' STEEVENS . 7 England all Olivers and Rowlands bred , ] These were two of the most famous in the list of Charlemagne's twelve ...
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... JOHNSON . 66 WARBURTON . I perceive no need of change . The Bastard calls upon the Dauphin to believe the extraordinary account he has just given of the prophetick spirit and prowess of the Maid of Orleans . MALONE . Question her ...
... JOHNSON . 66 WARBURTON . I perceive no need of change . The Bastard calls upon the Dauphin to believe the extraordinary account he has just given of the prophetick spirit and prowess of the Maid of Orleans . MALONE . Question her ...
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... JOHNSON . 5 Glory is like a circle in the water , Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself , Till , by broad spreading , it disperse to nought . ] So , in Nosce Teipsum , a poem by Sir John Davies , 1599 : " As when a stone is into water ...
... JOHNSON . 5 Glory is like a circle in the water , Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself , Till , by broad spreading , it disperse to nought . ] So , in Nosce Teipsum , a poem by Sir John Davies , 1599 : " As when a stone is into water ...
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... Johnson's . STEEVENS . That is , the English went not through a secret grate , ' but ' went to over - peer the city through a secret grate which is in vonder tower . ' I did not know till of late that this passage had been thought ...
... Johnson's . STEEVENS . That is , the English went not through a secret grate , ' but ' went to over - peer the city through a secret grate which is in vonder tower . ' I did not know till of late that this passage had been thought ...
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... JOHNSON . - HUNGER - starved- ] The same epithet is , I think , used by Shakspeare , [ Henry VI . P. III . Act I. Sc . IV . ] The old copy has - hungry - starved . Corrected by Mr. Rowe . MALONE . Why not hungry , starved , without the ...
... JOHNSON . - HUNGER - starved- ] The same epithet is , I think , used by Shakspeare , [ Henry VI . P. III . Act I. Sc . IV . ] The old copy has - hungry - starved . Corrected by Mr. Rowe . MALONE . Why not hungry , starved , without the ...
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