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Page xiii
It must be own'd that with all these great excellencies , he has almost as great
defects ; and that as he has certainly written better , so he has perhaps written
worse , than any other . But I think I can in some measure account for these
defects ...
It must be own'd that with all these great excellencies , he has almost as great
defects ; and that as he has certainly written better , so he has perhaps written
worse , than any other . But I think I can in some measure account for these
defects ...
Page xiv
It may be added , that not only the common Audience had no notion of the rules
of writing , but few even of the better fort piqu'd themselves upon any great
degree of knowledge or nicety that way ; ' till Ben Johnson getting possession of
the ...
It may be added , that not only the common Audience had no notion of the rules
of writing , but few even of the better fort piqu'd themselves upon any great
degree of knowledge or nicety that way ; ' till Ben Johnson getting possession of
the ...
Page xv
the better fort , and therefore without aims of pleasing them : without assistance or
advice from the Learned , as without the advantage of education or acquaintance
among them : without that knowledge of the best models , the Ancients , to ...
the better fort , and therefore without aims of pleasing them : without assistance or
advice from the Learned , as without the advantage of education or acquaintance
among them : without that knowledge of the best models , the Ancients , to ...
Page xvi
... and that of Henry the 5th , extreamly improved ; that of Hamlet enlarged to
almost as much again as at first , and many others . I believe the common opinion
of his want of Learning proceeded from no better ground . This too might be
thought ...
... and that of Henry the 5th , extreamly improved ; that of Hamlet enlarged to
almost as much again as at first , and many others . I believe the common opinion
of his want of Learning proceeded from no better ground . This too might be
thought ...
Page xvii
Nay the more modesty with which such a one is endued , the more he is in
danger of submitting and conforming to others , against his own better judgment .
But as to his Want of Learning , it may be necessary to say something more :
There is ...
Nay the more modesty with which such a one is endued , the more he is in
danger of submitting and conforming to others , against his own better judgment .
But as to his Want of Learning , it may be necessary to say something more :
There is ...
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Page 41 - The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning ! And prompt me, plain and holy innocence ! I am your wife, if you will marry me ; If not, I'll die your maid : to be your fellow You may deny me ; but I'll be your servant, Whether you will or no.
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Page xxxi - His name is printed, as the custom was in those times, amongst those of the other players, before some old plays, but without any particular account of what sort of parts he...
Page xxx - In this kind of settlement he continued for some time, till an extravagance that he was guilty of forced him both out of his country, and that way of living which he had taken up...
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| Title | The Works of Shakespear: In Six Volumes, Volume 1 The Works of Shakespear: In Six Volumes, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | Sir Thomas Hanmer |
| Publisher | J. and P. Knapton, 1745 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 10 Jul 2007 |
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