The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, Volume 3F.C. and J. Rivington, 1805 |
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... Steevens. THE PLAYS Edward OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE , Accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left by the late GEORGE STEEVENS , Esq . 1 WITH A SELECTION OF EXPLANATORY AND HISTORICAL NOTES , From the most eminent ...
... Steevens. THE PLAYS Edward OF WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE , Accurately printed from the Text of the corrected Copy left by the late GEORGE STEEVENS , Esq . 1 WITH A SELECTION OF EXPLANATORY AND HISTORICAL NOTES , From the most eminent ...
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... from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers William Shakespeare George Steevens. YDS ( 43 MERCHANT OF VENICE . * VOL III . B * THE MERCHANT OF VENICE . ] The reader will.
... from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers William Shakespeare George Steevens. YDS ( 43 MERCHANT OF VENICE . * VOL III . B * THE MERCHANT OF VENICE . ] The reader will.
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... Steevens. * THE MERCHANT OF VENICE . ] The reader will find a dis- tinct epitome of the novels from which the story of this play is supposed to be taken , in the new edition of Shakspeare , 21 vols . 8vo . 1803. It should , however , be ...
... Steevens. * THE MERCHANT OF VENICE . ] The reader will find a dis- tinct epitome of the novels from which the story of this play is supposed to be taken , in the new edition of Shakspeare , 21 vols . 8vo . 1803. It should , however , be ...
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... Steevens. The two principal incidents of this play are to be found sepa- rately in a collection of odd stories , which were very popular , at least five hundred years ago , under the title of Gesta Romanorum . The first , Of the Bond ...
... Steevens. The two principal incidents of this play are to be found sepa- rately in a collection of odd stories , which were very popular , at least five hundred years ago , under the title of Gesta Romanorum . The first , Of the Bond ...
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... Steevens. in this play . That of the caskets , Shakspeare might take from the English Gesta Romanorum , as Dr. Farmer has observed ; and that of the bond might come to him from the Pecorone ; but upon the whole I am rather inclined to ...
... Steevens. in this play . That of the caskets , Shakspeare might take from the English Gesta Romanorum , as Dr. Farmer has observed ; and that of the bond might come to him from the Pecorone ; but upon the whole I am rather inclined to ...
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