The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added NotesT. Longman, 1793 |
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... WARBURTON . At Stationers ' Hall , May 22 , 1594 , Edward White entered “ A booke entitled A Wynter Nyght's Paftime . " STEEVENS . The story of this play is taken from The Pleafant Hiftory of Doraftus and Farnia , written by Robert ...
... WARBURTON . At Stationers ' Hall , May 22 , 1594 , Edward White entered “ A booke entitled A Wynter Nyght's Paftime . " STEEVENS . The story of this play is taken from The Pleafant Hiftory of Doraftus and Farnia , written by Robert ...
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... Warburton calls this nonfenfe : and Dr. Johnfon tells us it is a Gallicifm . It happens however to be both fenfe and English . That , for Oh ! that is not uncommon . In an old tranflation of the famous Alcoran of the Francifcans : " St ...
... Warburton calls this nonfenfe : and Dr. Johnfon tells us it is a Gallicifm . It happens however to be both fenfe and English . That , for Oh ! that is not uncommon . In an old tranflation of the famous Alcoran of the Francifcans : " St ...
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... WARBURTON . " I'll give him my licence of abfence , fo as to obftruct or retard his departure for a month , " & c . To let him , however , may be ufed as many other reflective verbs are by Shakspeare , for to let or hinder himself ...
... WARBURTON . " I'll give him my licence of abfence , fo as to obftruct or retard his departure for a month , " & c . To let him , however , may be ufed as many other reflective verbs are by Shakspeare , for to let or hinder himself ...
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... WARBURTON . 8. Grace to boot ! Of this make no conclufion ; left you fay , & c . ] Polixenes had faid , that fince the time of childhood and innocence , temptations had grown to them ; for that , in that interval , the two queens were ...
... WARBURTON . 8. Grace to boot ! Of this make no conclufion ; left you fay , & c . ] Polixenes had faid , that fince the time of childhood and innocence , temptations had grown to them ; for that , in that interval , the two queens were ...
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... WARBURTON . I have followed the old copy , the pointing of which appears to afford as apt a meaning as that produced by the change recommended by Dr. Warburton . STEEVENS , But once before I spoke to the purpose : When 16 WINTER'S TALE .
... WARBURTON . I have followed the old copy , the pointing of which appears to afford as apt a meaning as that produced by the change recommended by Dr. Warburton . STEEVENS , But once before I spoke to the purpose : When 16 WINTER'S TALE .
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