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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... appears from a passage in Stephen Gosson's School of Abuse , & c . 1579 , that a play , comprehending the distinct plots of Shak- speare's Merchant of Venice , had been exhibited long before he commenced a writer , viz . " The Jew shown ...
... appears from a passage in Stephen Gosson's School of Abuse , & c . 1579 , that a play , comprehending the distinct plots of Shak- speare's Merchant of Venice , had been exhibited long before he commenced a writer , viz . " The Jew shown ...
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... this abstract of these two stories , I think it appears suffi- ciently plain that they are the remote originals of the two incidents in this play . That of the caskets , Shakspeare The two principal incidents of this play are to be ...
... this abstract of these two stories , I think it appears suffi- ciently plain that they are the remote originals of the two incidents in this play . That of the caskets , Shakspeare The two principal incidents of this play are to be ...
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... STEEVENS . 3 This character I have restored to the Persona Dramatis . The name appears in the first folio : the description is taken from the quarto . STEEVENS . MERCHANT OF VENICE . ACT I. SCENE I. Venice . PERSONS REPRESENTED !
... STEEVENS . 3 This character I have restored to the Persona Dramatis . The name appears in the first folio : the description is taken from the quarto . STEEVENS . MERCHANT OF VENICE . ACT I. SCENE I. Venice . PERSONS REPRESENTED !
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... appears , you need my help : Go to then ; you come to me , and you say , Shylock , we would have monies ; You say so ; You , that did void your rheum upon my beard , And foot me , as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold ; monies ...
... appears , you need my help : Go to then ; you come to me , and you say , Shylock , we would have monies ; You say so ; You , that did void your rheum upon my beard , And foot me , as you spurn a stranger cur Over your threshold ; monies ...
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... appear not faults ; But where thou art not known , why , there they show Something too liberal ; 1 - pray thee , take pain To allay with some cold drops of modesty Thy skipping spirit ; lest , through thy wild behaviour , ? in peril of ...
... appear not faults ; But where thou art not known , why , there they show Something too liberal ; 1 - pray thee , take pain To allay with some cold drops of modesty Thy skipping spirit ; lest , through thy wild behaviour , ? in peril of ...
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Antigonus Antonio Autolycus Baptista Bass Bassanio BERTRAM Bian Bianca Bion BIONDELLO Camillo CLEOMENES Count court daughter doth ducats Duke Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair father fear fool fortune gentle gentleman give Gremio Grumio hand hath hear heart heaven Hermione honour Hortensio i'the JOHNSON Kate Kath KATHARINA King knave lady Laun Launcelot Leon look lord Lucentio madam maid MALONE marry master means MERCHANT OF VENICE mistress musick Nerissa never Orlando Padua peize Petruchio Pisa play Polixenes pr'ythee pray queen ring Rosalind Rousillon Salan SCENE Servant Shakspeare Shep Shylock Sicilia signior speak STEEVENS swear sweet tell thee There's thine thing thou art thou hast Touch Tranio unto Venice wife Winter's Tale word young