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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... necessary to add , that Mr. Steevens perse- vered in his opinion that this , of all the portraits , had the fairest chance of being a genuine likeness of the author . Of the canvas Chandois picture he remained convinced that it ...
... necessary to add , that Mr. Steevens perse- vered in his opinion that this , of all the portraits , had the fairest chance of being a genuine likeness of the author . Of the canvas Chandois picture he remained convinced that it ...
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... necessary , that custom does not require they should be delivered upon oath . It is likewise probable that Ben Jonfon had no in- timate acquaintance with the graphick art , and might not have been over - solicitous about the style in ...
... necessary , that custom does not require they should be delivered upon oath . It is likewise probable that Ben Jonfon had no in- timate acquaintance with the graphick art , and might not have been over - solicitous about the style in ...
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... necessary adjunct to his works to be fought for ? If any where , in London , the theatre of his fame and fortune , and the only place where painters , at that period , could have expected to thrive by their profeffion . We may suppose ...
... necessary adjunct to his works to be fought for ? If any where , in London , the theatre of his fame and fortune , and the only place where painters , at that period , could have expected to thrive by their profeffion . We may suppose ...
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... necessary , is not the genuine text of Shakspeare , it might be imagined that we had re- ceived this text from its fountain head , and were therefore certain of its purity . Whereas few lite- rary occurrences are better understood ...
... necessary , is not the genuine text of Shakspeare , it might be imagined that we had re- ceived this text from its fountain head , and were therefore certain of its purity . Whereas few lite- rary occurrences are better understood ...
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... necessary he should be stopped : " Sufflaminandus erat , as Augustus said of Haterius . " His wit was in his own power ; would the rule of " it had been so too . Many times he fell into " those things which could not escape laughter ...
... necessary he should be stopped : " Sufflaminandus erat , as Augustus said of Haterius . " His wit was in his own power ; would the rule of " it had been so too . Many times he fell into " those things which could not escape laughter ...
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