The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 8J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... MASON . 6 Ay , better than he I am before knows me . ] The first folio reads - better than him . But , little refpect is due to the anomalies of the play - house editors ; and of this comedy there is no quarto edition . STEEVENS . Mr ...
... MASON . 6 Ay , better than he I am before knows me . ] The first folio reads - better than him . But , little refpect is due to the anomalies of the play - house editors ; and of this comedy there is no quarto edition . STEEVENS . Mr ...
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... a trowel , is , to do any thing ftrongly , and without delicacy . If a man flatters grofsly , it is a common expreffion to fay , that he lays it on with a trowel . M. MASON . LE BEAU . You amaze me , ladies : 5 20 AS YOU LIKE IT .
... a trowel , is , to do any thing ftrongly , and without delicacy . If a man flatters grofsly , it is a common expreffion to fay , that he lays it on with a trowel . M. MASON . LE BEAU . You amaze me , ladies : 5 20 AS YOU LIKE IT .
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... words become part of Le Beau's speech ; in which cafe the word bill would be used by him to denote a weapon , and by Rosalind perverted to mean a label . M. MASON . the second , and fo the third : Yonder they 22 AS YOU LIKE IT .
... words become part of Le Beau's speech ; in which cafe the word bill would be used by him to denote a weapon , and by Rosalind perverted to mean a label . M. MASON . the second , and fo the third : Yonder they 22 AS YOU LIKE IT .
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... MASON . Broken mufick either means the noise which the breaking of ribs would occafion , or the hollow found which proceeds from a perfon's receiving a violent fall . DOUCE . upon rib - breaking ? -Shall we fee this wrestling C4 AS YOU ...
... MASON . Broken mufick either means the noise which the breaking of ribs would occafion , or the hollow found which proceeds from a perfon's receiving a violent fall . DOUCE . upon rib - breaking ? -Shall we fee this wrestling C4 AS YOU ...
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... MASON . The meaning I think is , " punish me not with your unfa- vourable opinion ( of my abilities ) ; which , however , I confess , I deferve to incur , for denying fuch fair ladies any request . ' The expreffion is licentious , but ...
... MASON . The meaning I think is , " punish me not with your unfa- vourable opinion ( of my abilities ) ; which , however , I confess , I deferve to incur , for denying fuch fair ladies any request . ' The expreffion is licentious , but ...
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