The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 1 |
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Page i
The reader 1 1 may observe that , contrary to former usage , no head of Shakspeare is prefixed to the present edition of his plays . The undisguised fact is this . Theonly portrait of him that even pretends to authenticity , by means of ...
The reader 1 1 may observe that , contrary to former usage , no head of Shakspeare is prefixed to the present edition of his plays . The undisguised fact is this . Theonly portrait of him that even pretends to authenticity , by means of ...
Page iii
The reader who is acquainted with the writings of this absurd gossip , will scarcely pay more attention to him on the present occasion , than when he gravely assures us that “ Anno 1670 , not far from Cirencester was an apparition ...
The reader who is acquainted with the writings of this absurd gossip , will scarcely pay more attention to him on the present occasion , than when he gravely assures us that “ Anno 1670 , not far from Cirencester was an apparition ...
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That the foregoing information , however , may communicate no alarm , or induce the reader to suppose we have “ bestowed our whole tedioufnels " on him , we should add , that many notes have likewise been withdrawn .
That the foregoing information , however , may communicate no alarm , or induce the reader to suppose we have “ bestowed our whole tedioufnels " on him , we should add , that many notes have likewise been withdrawn .
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In these cases , either the commentator or the poet must give way , and no reader will patiently endure to see “ Alcides beaten by his page . " — Inferior volat umbra deo . Mr. M. Mason will also forgive us if we add , that a small ...
In these cases , either the commentator or the poet must give way , and no reader will patiently endure to see “ Alcides beaten by his page . " — Inferior volat umbra deo . Mr. M. Mason will also forgive us if we add , that a small ...
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