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... and , in order to obviate fuch other objections as have been made to it , at the end of each volume are annexed the various readings of the two moft authentick publishers of our author's plays , Mr. Theobald , and Mr. Capell .
... and , in order to obviate fuch other objections as have been made to it , at the end of each volume are annexed the various readings of the two moft authentick publishers of our author's plays , Mr. Theobald , and Mr. Capell .
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... fo in the correcting them this rule hath been moft ftrictly observed , not to give a loofe to fancy , or indulge a licentious fpirit of criticism , as if it were fit for any one to prefume to judge what Shakespear ought to have ...
... fo in the correcting them this rule hath been moft ftrictly observed , not to give a loofe to fancy , or indulge a licentious fpirit of criticism , as if it were fit for any one to prefume to judge what Shakespear ought to have ...
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And in this view it will be but fair to allow , that moft of our author's faults are lefs to be afcribed to his wrong judgment as a poet , than to his right judgment as a player . By these men it was thought a praise to Shakespear ...
And in this view it will be but fair to allow , that moft of our author's faults are lefs to be afcribed to his wrong judgment as a poet , than to his right judgment as a player . By these men it was thought a praise to Shakespear ...
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... of great sweetness in his manners , and a moft agreeable companion ; fo that it is no wonder if with fo many good qualities he made himself acquainted with the best converfations of those times . Queen Elizabeth had several of his ...
... of great sweetness in his manners , and a moft agreeable companion ; fo that it is no wonder if with fo many good qualities he made himself acquainted with the best converfations of those times . Queen Elizabeth had several of his ...
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His exceeding candor and good - nature muft certainly have inclined all the gentler part of the world to love him , as the power of his wit obliged the men of the moft delicate knowledge and polite learning to admire him .
His exceeding candor and good - nature muft certainly have inclined all the gentler part of the world to love him , as the power of his wit obliged the men of the moft delicate knowledge and polite learning to admire him .
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| Title | The Works of Shakespeare, Volume 1 The Works of Shakespeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | Printed at the Clarendon Press, 1770 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2012 |
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