The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 4J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... Richard II : " Go thou , and , like an executioner , " Cut off the heads of too - faft - growing sprays " That look too lofty in our commonwealth . " Mr. Warton's note , however , on " trash for his quick hunt- ing , " in the fecond act ...
... Richard II : " Go thou , and , like an executioner , " Cut off the heads of too - faft - growing sprays " That look too lofty in our commonwealth . " Mr. Warton's note , however , on " trash for his quick hunt- ing , " in the fecond act ...
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... Richard II . A & I. fc . i .: " When , Harry ? " See note on this paffage , A & I. fc . i . In Profpero's fummons to Caliban , however , as it ftands in the old copy , the word forth ( which I have repeated for the fake of metre ) is ...
... Richard II . A & I. fc . i .: " When , Harry ? " See note on this paffage , A & I. fc . i . In Profpero's fummons to Caliban , however , as it ftands in the old copy , the word forth ( which I have repeated for the fake of metre ) is ...
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... Richard III . we have childish - foolish , fenfelefs- obftinate , and mortal - ftaring . STEEVENS . 3 too much mufe , ] To mufe , in ancient language , is to admire , to wonder . So , in Macbeth : " Do not mufe at me , my moft worthy ...
... Richard III . we have childish - foolish , fenfelefs- obftinate , and mortal - ftaring . STEEVENS . 3 too much mufe , ] To mufe , in ancient language , is to admire , to wonder . So , in Macbeth : " Do not mufe at me , my moft worthy ...
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... I'll break , their fenfes I'll restore , And they fhall be themselves . ARI . I'll fetch them , fir . [ Exit . 7 a touch , a ... Richard II : 68 Tafte grief , need friends , like you , " & c . STEEVENS . PRO . Ye elves of hills , brooks ...
... I'll break , their fenfes I'll restore , And they fhall be themselves . ARI . I'll fetch them , fir . [ Exit . 7 a touch , a ... Richard II : 68 Tafte grief , need friends , like you , " & c . STEEVENS . PRO . Ye elves of hills , brooks ...
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... III . fc . iv . 9 too harsh a defcant : ] given in a note on Much Ado STEEVENS . Defcant is a term in mufic . See Sir John Hawkins's note on the first speech in K. Richard III . I STEEVENS . but a mean & c . ] The mean is the tenor in ...
... III . fc . iv . 9 too harsh a defcant : ] given in a note on Much Ado STEEVENS . Defcant is a term in mufic . See Sir John Hawkins's note on the first speech in K. Richard III . I STEEVENS . but a mean & c . ] The mean is the tenor in ...
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