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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... meaning from this note , I read : Be better employed , and be naught a while . In the fame fense as we fay - It is better to do mischief , than to do nothing . JOHNSON . Notwithstanding Dr. Warburton's far - fetched explanation , I ...
... meaning from this note , I read : Be better employed , and be naught a while . In the fame fense as we fay - It is better to do mischief , than to do nothing . JOHNSON . Notwithstanding Dr. Warburton's far - fetched explanation , I ...
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... ( meaning nothing ) was formerly fpelled with an a , naught ; which is clearly the manner in which it ought ftill to be fpelled , as the word aught , ( any thing , ) from whence it is derived , is fpelled fo . A fimilar expreffion occurs ...
... ( meaning nothing ) was formerly fpelled with an a , naught ; which is clearly the manner in which it ought ftill to be fpelled , as the word aught , ( any thing , ) from whence it is derived , is fpelled fo . A fimilar expreffion occurs ...
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... brother , in its prefent meaning , for a worthless , wicked , or bloody man ; by Orlando , in its original fignification , for a fellow of bafe extraction . JoHNSON . education you have trained me like a peasant , ob- 10 AS YOU LIKE IT .
... brother , in its prefent meaning , for a worthless , wicked , or bloody man ; by Orlando , in its original fignification , for a fellow of bafe extraction . JoHNSON . education you have trained me like a peasant , ob- 10 AS YOU LIKE IT .
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... meaning is , that there is too heavy a mafs of big words laid upon a flight fubject . JOHNSON . This is a proverbial expreffion , which is generally used to fignify a glaring falfhood . See Ray's Proverbs . STEEVENS . It means a good ...
... meaning is , that there is too heavy a mafs of big words laid upon a flight fubject . JOHNSON . This is a proverbial expreffion , which is generally used to fignify a glaring falfhood . See Ray's Proverbs . STEEVENS . It means a good ...
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... meaning . As where the Clown fays just before- Nay , if I keep not my rank . Rofalind replies - Thou lofeft thy old fmell . So here when Rofalind had faid - With bills on their necks , the Clown , to be quits with her , puts in - Know ...
... meaning . As where the Clown fays just before- Nay , if I keep not my rank . Rofalind replies - Thou lofeft thy old fmell . So here when Rofalind had faid - With bills on their necks , the Clown , to be quits with her , puts in - Know ...
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againſt allufion anſwer Antony and Cleopatra becauſe Bertram Celia Clown COUNT Cymbeline defire doth DUKE editor emendation Exeunt expreffion faid fame faſhion father fatire fecond folio feems fenfe ferve feven fhall fhould fhow fignifies firft firſt fome fong fool foreft fpeak fpeech ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fure fwear hath Helena himſelf honour houſe huſband itſelf Jaques JOHNSON King Henry Lafeu laſt loft lord Macbeth madam mafter MALONE marry MASON meaning meaſure miſtreſs moft moſt muft muſt obferves old copy Orlando paffage Parolles perfon Phebe play pleaſe pray prefent purpoſe quintain reaſon Rofalind Roufillon ſay ſcene ſeems ſenſe Shakspeare ſhall ſhe ſpeak STEEVENS thee thefe THEOBALD theſe thing thofe thoſe thou art TOUCH ufed underſtand uſed WARBURTON whofe whoſe wife Winter's Tale word worfe yourſelf