The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Page 55
... speak technically ) composed of 2680 diftinct pieces of metal.4 * Number of letters , & c . in a page of Shakspeare , 1793 . TEXT . The average number in each line ( including letters , points , spaces , & c . ) is 47 ; the num- ber of ...
... speak technically ) composed of 2680 diftinct pieces of metal.4 * Number of letters , & c . in a page of Shakspeare , 1793 . TEXT . The average number in each line ( including letters , points , spaces , & c . ) is 47 ; the num- ber of ...
Page 71
... speak of former times . " The truth is , that however extravagant the elogiums were that a few scholars gave him in their closets , he was not only not admired in his own time by the generality , but not even understood . His friend ...
... speak of former times . " The truth is , that however extravagant the elogiums were that a few scholars gave him in their closets , he was not only not admired in his own time by the generality , but not even understood . His friend ...
Page 104
... speak- " ing to him , • Cæfar , thou dost me wrong . ' " He replied : • Cæfar did never wrong , but with juft caufe . ' " and such like , which were ridiculous . But he The Merry Wives of Windsor , indeed , and Romeo and Ju- liet , and ...
... speak- " ing to him , • Cæfar , thou dost me wrong . ' " He replied : • Cæfar did never wrong , but with juft caufe . ' " and such like , which were ridiculous . But he The Merry Wives of Windsor , indeed , and Romeo and Ju- liet , and ...
Page 106
... speak- ing of a work to which the name of Sir Philip Sydney was pre- fixed ) coming out so late , it is to be inquired whether Sir Philip Sydney's name is not fet to it for fale - fake , being a usual thing in these days to fet a great ...
... speak- ing of a work to which the name of Sir Philip Sydney was pre- fixed ) coming out so late , it is to be inquired whether Sir Philip Sydney's name is not fet to it for fale - fake , being a usual thing in these days to fet a great ...
Page 107
... speak more from notions which they have formed in their closets , than any well - built theory deduced from experience of what pleases or displeases , which ought to be the foundation of all rules . Even supposing there is no ...
... speak more from notions which they have formed in their closets , than any well - built theory deduced from experience of what pleases or displeases , which ought to be the foundation of all rules . Even supposing there is no ...
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