The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 11F. C. and J. Rivington; T. Egerton; J. Cuthell; Scatcherd and Letterman; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; Cadell and Davies ... [and 28 others in London], J. Deighton and sons, Cambridge: Wilson and son, York: and Stirling and Slade, Fairbairn and Anderson, and D. Brown, Edinburgh., 1821 |
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... BoswELl . 66 2 When the battle's lost and won : ] i . e . the battle in which Macbeth was then engaged . WARBURTON . So , in King Richard III . : 66 while we reason here , " A royal battle might be won and lost . ” So also Speed ...
... BoswELl . 66 2 When the battle's lost and won : ] i . e . the battle in which Macbeth was then engaged . WARBURTON . So , in King Richard III . : 66 while we reason here , " A royal battle might be won and lost . ” So also Speed ...
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... BosWELL . 5 Graymalkin ! ] From a little black - letter book , entitled , Beware the Cat , 1584 , I find it was permitted to a Witch to take on her a cattes body nine times . Mr. Upton observes , that , to understand this passage , we ...
... BosWELL . 5 Graymalkin ! ] From a little black - letter book , entitled , Beware the Cat , 1584 , I find it was permitted to a Witch to take on her a cattes body nine times . Mr. Upton observes , that , to understand this passage , we ...
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... BOSWELL . 1 - Macdonwald- ] Thus the old copy . According to Holin- shed we should read - Macdowald . STEEVENS . So also the Scottish Chronicles . However , it is possible that Shakspeare might have preferred the name that has been ...
... BOSWELL . 1 - Macdonwald- ] Thus the old copy . According to Holin- shed we should read - Macdowald . STEEVENS . So also the Scottish Chronicles . However , it is possible that Shakspeare might have preferred the name that has been ...
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... BOSWELL . - : 4 And fortune , on his damned QUARREL Smiling , ] The old copy has - quarry ; but I am inclined to read quarrel . Quarrel was formerly used for cause , or for the occasion of a quarrel , and is to VOL . XI . C For brave ...
... BOSWELL . - : 4 And fortune , on his damned QUARREL Smiling , ] The old copy has - quarry ; but I am inclined to read quarrel . Quarrel was formerly used for cause , or for the occasion of a quarrel , and is to VOL . XI . C For brave ...
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... BoSWELL . 5 Show'd like a rebel's whore : ] I suppose the meaning is , that fortune , while she smiled on him , deceived him . Shak- speare probably alludes to Macdowald's first successful action , Which smok'd with bloody execution ...
... BoSWELL . 5 Show'd like a rebel's whore : ] I suppose the meaning is , that fortune , while she smiled on him , deceived him . Shak- speare probably alludes to Macdowald's first successful action , Which smok'd with bloody execution ...
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All's ancient Antony and Cleopatra appears Banquo Ben Jonson better blood BOSWELL called Cawdor Clown Cymbeline death devil doth duke Duncan emendation Enter Exeunt Exit expression eyes fear fool give hand hast hath haue heart Hecate Holinshed honour Illyria Iulina JOHNSON Julius Cæsar King Henry King Henry IV Lady Macbeth lord MACB MACD Macduff madam Malcolm MALONE Malvolio MASON means metre murder nature night noble observed old copy reads Olivia passage perhaps play poet present Queen ROSSE scene Scotland second folio seems selfe sense Shak Shakspeare Shakspeare's signifies Silla Siluio Sir Andrew Sir ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK Sir Toby sleep song speak speech spirit STEEVENS Steevens's suppose sweet thane thee Theobald thing thou art thought three merry Viola WARBURTON weird sisters Winter's Tale WITCH woman word Масв