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Page vii
... altering his words . While I have emended or ascertained the accuracy of nearly every quotation and reference , a ... alteration : " Printed at London by W. W. for Thomas . . . 1600. " vii The third edition ( Q 3 ) is the second INTRODUCTION.
... altering his words . While I have emended or ascertained the accuracy of nearly every quotation and reference , a ... alteration : " Printed at London by W. W. for Thomas . . . 1600. " vii The third edition ( Q 3 ) is the second INTRODUCTION.
Page viii
... altered for the former 1,479 of its 3,057 lines ( less than one - half ) from The Contention , while for the latter he adopted or altered 1,931 of its 2,877 lines ( more than two - thirds ) from The True Tragedy . " Malone put these ...
... altered for the former 1,479 of its 3,057 lines ( less than one - half ) from The Contention , while for the latter he adopted or altered 1,931 of its 2,877 lines ( more than two - thirds ) from The True Tragedy . " Malone put these ...
Page x
... alteration , due to careful work . Act I. Scene ii . About fifteen lines are added to Q. Richard's character begins ... altered , both undoubtedly Shakespeare's . Margaret recalls again The First Contention ( III . i . 116-118 ) in the ...
... alteration , due to careful work . Act I. Scene ii . About fifteen lines are added to Q. Richard's character begins ... altered , both undoubtedly Shakespeare's . Margaret recalls again The First Contention ( III . i . 116-118 ) in the ...
Page xi
... altered . Versification and harmony are conscientiously looked after . In the matter of number- ing the troops before Towton ( 177-181 ) , Q is nearer the truth . At 128-132 the passage of the " lazy thresher " and the " night owl's ...
... altered . Versification and harmony are conscientiously looked after . In the matter of number- ing the troops before Towton ( 177-181 ) , Q is nearer the truth . At 128-132 the passage of the " lazy thresher " and the " night owl's ...
Page xii
... alteration occurs . Malignant star " is omitted ; it has been used in 1 Henry VI . Fainting troops " ( Marlowe ) is ... altered out of shape . Henry's great soliloquy of fifty - four lines is merely opened in Q's twelve lines . It is a ...
... alteration occurs . Malignant star " is omitted ; it has been used in 1 Henry VI . Fainting troops " ( Marlowe ) is ... altered out of shape . Henry's great soliloquy of fifty - four lines is merely opened in Q's twelve lines . It is a ...
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