The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 2Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1799 |
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Page 70
... fcene in a coun- trey . O that I might intreat your rare wittes to be employed in more profitable couffes ; and let thefe apes imitate your past excellence , and never more acquaynte them with your admired inven- tions . This 70 ...
... fcene in a coun- trey . O that I might intreat your rare wittes to be employed in more profitable couffes ; and let thefe apes imitate your past excellence , and never more acquaynte them with your admired inven- tions . This 70 ...
Page 81
... fcene almost verbatim from The old Taming of a Shrew , and incorporate it into his own play on the fame fubject ; and we do not know that the author of the original play was then dead . Suppofing however this argument to have fome ...
... fcene almost verbatim from The old Taming of a Shrew , and incorporate it into his own play on the fame fubject ; and we do not know that the author of the original play was then dead . Suppofing however this argument to have fome ...
Page 82
... fcene , as well as the two tragedies of his compofition , which are now extant , Cornelia , and The Spanish Tragedy . This latter is printed , like many plays of that time , anonymously . Dr. Farmer with great probability fuggefts to me ...
... fcene , as well as the two tragedies of his compofition , which are now extant , Cornelia , and The Spanish Tragedy . This latter is printed , like many plays of that time , anonymously . Dr. Farmer with great probability fuggefts to me ...
Page 97
... fcene , is found in almoft all his pieces , and is not peculiar to Shakeare , being alfo found in the works of Jonfon , and almost all our ancient dramatick writers . It is not , therefore , merely the ufe of rhymes , mingled with blank ...
... fcene , is found in almoft all his pieces , and is not peculiar to Shakeare , being alfo found in the works of Jonfon , and almost all our ancient dramatick writers . It is not , therefore , merely the ufe of rhymes , mingled with blank ...
Page 109
... fcene happens , to lie , have fhewn me that Mr. Tyrrwhitt's conjecture is not fo improbable as I once fuppofed it . Shak- speare might have laid the foundation of this play in 1591 , and finifhed it at a fubfequènt period . The paffage ...
... fcene happens , to lie , have fhewn me that Mr. Tyrrwhitt's conjecture is not fo improbable as I once fuppofed it . Shak- speare might have laid the foundation of this play in 1591 , and finifhed it at a fubfequènt period . The paffage ...
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