The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 1R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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Page vi
... respects I had opportunities which did not fall to any other person's share . From constant communication with him on the subject of his opinions , I was better able to ascertain his final judgment on many contested points which occur ...
... respects I had opportunities which did not fall to any other person's share . From constant communication with him on the subject of his opinions , I was better able to ascertain his final judgment on many contested points which occur ...
Page viii
... respect I shall not be found to have been unreasonably or ostenta- tiously obtrusive . According to the plan laid down by Mr. Malone , I have inserted all the notes of his predeces- sors , although I am ready to admit that some of them ...
... respect I shall not be found to have been unreasonably or ostenta- tiously obtrusive . According to the plan laid down by Mr. Malone , I have inserted all the notes of his predeces- sors , although I am ready to admit that some of them ...
Page xi
... respect , from the very first commencement of his critical career . His republication of the early quartos of Shakspeare in 1766 , is one of the most grossly incorrect performances that I have ever seen ; and his edition of our poet's ...
... respect , from the very first commencement of his critical career . His republication of the early quartos of Shakspeare in 1766 , is one of the most grossly incorrect performances that I have ever seen ; and his edition of our poet's ...
Page xv
... respect to the comparative merits of the first and second folio . Mr. Malone , from a careful examination of those two copies , which enabled him to discover a number of corruptions in the latter edition , evidently as he thought ...
... respect to the comparative merits of the first and second folio . Mr. Malone , from a careful examination of those two copies , which enabled him to discover a number of corruptions in the latter edition , evidently as he thought ...
Page xxii
... respect , how- ever , I am bound to say he has done great and important service , I mean in his care of the punctuation , which I mention here once for all , as it is a praise which it would * I will take this opportunity of restoring ...
... respect , how- ever , I am bound to say he has done great and important service , I mean in his care of the punctuation , which I mention here once for all , as it is a praise which it would * I will take this opportunity of restoring ...
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