The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 1J. Johnson, 1803 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 44
Page iii
... respect from that inscribed on the monument in Poplar chapel , those who really knew Mr. Steevens will readily subscribe : " Peace to these ashes ! once the bright attire " OF STEEVENS , sparkling with æthereal fire ! admirable plan of ...
... respect from that inscribed on the monument in Poplar chapel , those who really knew Mr. Steevens will readily subscribe : " Peace to these ashes ! once the bright attire " OF STEEVENS , sparkling with æthereal fire ! admirable plan of ...
Page 8
... ( respecting the place where this picture was met with , & c . ) were built , can be verified by evi- dence at present within reach , is quite immaterial , as our great dramatick author's portrait displays in- dubitable marks of its own ...
... ( respecting the place where this picture was met with , & c . ) were built , can be verified by evi- dence at present within reach , is quite immaterial , as our great dramatick author's portrait displays in- dubitable marks of its own ...
Page 20
... respect due to either of them ) be both received as legitimate re- presentations of Shakspeare . - Perhaps , Vertue ( who is described by Lord Orford as a lover of truth , ) be- * This mistake originated from a passage in Lord Orford's ...
... respect due to either of them ) be both received as legitimate re- presentations of Shakspeare . - Perhaps , Vertue ( who is described by Lord Orford as a lover of truth , ) be- * This mistake originated from a passage in Lord Orford's ...
Page 27
... respect is due to the authority of portraits that descend in families from heir to heir ; but little reliance can be placed on them when they are produced for fale ( as in the present instance ) by alien hands , almost a century after ...
... respect is due to the authority of portraits that descend in families from heir to heir ; but little reliance can be placed on them when they are produced for fale ( as in the present instance ) by alien hands , almost a century after ...
Page 33
... respecting his own ? And yet , though the sword may have been drawn against him , he shall not complain that its point is " unbated and enve- nomed ; " for the conductors of this undertaking do not fcruple thus openly to express their ...
... respecting his own ? And yet , though the sword may have been drawn against him , he shall not complain that its point is " unbated and enve- nomed ; " for the conductors of this undertaking do not fcruple thus openly to express their ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
almoſt alſo ancient appears baptized becauſe beſt buried cauſe cenſure circumſtance Clopton comedy confideration copies criticks daughter deceaſe deſign diſcovered dramatick edition editor Elizabeth Engliſh engraved Eſq faid fame fatire fince firſt fome fuch Hamlet Hart hath Henry himſelf hiſtory houſe inſtance inſtead iſſue John Barnard Jonſon juſt juſtly King laſt leaſt leſs MALONE married moſt muſt Naſh neceſſary obfcure obſerved occafion paſſages perſon players plays pleaſed pleaſure poet poet's Pope portrait praiſe preſent preſerved printed publick publiſhed quarto reader reaſon Regiſter reſemblance reſpect reſt Romeo and Juliet ſaid ſame ſays ſcenes ſecond folio ſeems ſeen ſenſe ſet ſeveral Shak Shakſpeare Shakſpeare's ſhall ſhe ſhort ſhould ſhow ſmall ſome ſometimes ſon ſpeak ſpeare ſtage ſtand ſtate STEEVENS ſtill ſtory Stratford Stratford-upon-Avon ſtudy ſubject ſuch ſupplied ſupport ſuppoſe theſe Thomas Thomas Quiney thoſe tion Titus Andronicus tragedy unto uſe verſes Welcombe whoſe William William Shakespeare writings