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 115
... sometimes laid in Bohemia , and fometimes in Sici- ly , according to the original order of the story . Almost all his historical plays comprehend a great length of time , and very different and diftinct places : and in his Antony and ...
... sometimes laid in Bohemia , and fometimes in Sici- ly , according to the original order of the story . Almost all his historical plays comprehend a great length of time , and very different and diftinct places : and in his Antony and ...
Page 200
... and graceful attitude . But , Nullum fine venia placuit ingenium , says Seneca . The genius , that gives us the greatest pleasure , fometimes stands in need of our indulgence . Whenever this happens with regard 200 MR . THEOBALD'S PREFACE .
... and graceful attitude . But , Nullum fine venia placuit ingenium , says Seneca . The genius , that gives us the greatest pleasure , fometimes stands in need of our indulgence . Whenever this happens with regard 200 MR . THEOBALD'S PREFACE .
Page 206
... fometimes strained himself to an un- common pitch , when at other times he unbent and played with his subject , having nothing then to support him , it is no wonder that he wrote fo far beneath himself . But Shakspeare , indebted more ...
... fometimes strained himself to an un- common pitch , when at other times he unbent and played with his subject , having nothing then to support him , it is no wonder that he wrote fo far beneath himself . But Shakspeare , indebted more ...
Page 279
... fometimes among the sports of the field , and fometimes among the manufactures of the shop . There is , however , proof enough that he was a very diligent reader , nor was our language then so indigent of books , but that he might very ...
... fometimes among the sports of the field , and fometimes among the manufactures of the shop . There is , however , proof enough that he was a very diligent reader , nor was our language then so indigent of books , but that he might very ...
Page 302
... fometimes , where the improvement was flight , without notice , and fometimes with an account of the reasons of the change . Conjecture , though it be sometimes unavoidable , I have not wantonly nor licentioufly indulged . It has been ...
... fometimes , where the improvement was flight , without notice , and fometimes with an account of the reasons of the change . Conjecture , though it be sometimes unavoidable , I have not wantonly nor licentioufly indulged . It has been ...
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