The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 9 |
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I once thought that the name of this play might have been taken from an old story , entitled , The Wyflapped in Morells Skin , or The Taming of a Shrew ; but I have since discovered among the entries in the books of the Stationers ...
I once thought that the name of this play might have been taken from an old story , entitled , The Wyflapped in Morells Skin , or The Taming of a Shrew ; but I have since discovered among the entries in the books of the Stationers ...
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... Mr. Pope had probably these words in his thoughts , when he wrote the following passage of his preface : the top of ... digressing ( and in my poore opinion ) farre unmeete for the matter , which I thought might seeme more tedious ...
... Mr. Pope had probably these words in his thoughts , when he wrote the following passage of his preface : the top of ... digressing ( and in my poore opinion ) farre unmeete for the matter , which I thought might seeme more tedious ...
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The remark is just , but perhaps the alteration may be thought unnecessary by those who recollect that our author rarely reckons time with any great correctness . Both Falstaff and Orlando forget the true hour of their appointments .
The remark is just , but perhaps the alteration may be thought unnecessary by those who recollect that our author rarely reckons time with any great correctness . Both Falstaff and Orlando forget the true hour of their appointments .
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O , noble lord , bethink thee of thy birth ; Call home thy ancient thoughts from banishment , And banish hence these ... 8 I am not bestraught : ] I once thought that if our poet did not design to put a corrupted word into the mouth of ...
O , noble lord , bethink thee of thy birth ; Call home thy ancient thoughts from banishment , And banish hence these ... 8 I am not bestraught : ] I once thought that if our poet did not design to put a corrupted word into the mouth of ...
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... thought it good you hear a play , And frame your mind to mirth and merriment , Which bars a thousand harms , and lengthens life . SLY . Marry , I will ; let them play it : Is not a commonty a Christmas gambol , or a tumblingtrick ?
... thought it good you hear a play , And frame your mind to mirth and merriment , Which bars a thousand harms , and lengthens life . SLY . Marry , I will ; let them play it : Is not a commonty a Christmas gambol , or a tumblingtrick ?
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 9 The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Isaac Reed |
| Edition | 6 |
| Publisher | J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 26 Nov 2008 |
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