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6 It appears from a pallage in Sir William Davenant's Newes from Plia mouth ,
that these mill'd - fixpences were used by way of counters to cast up money : A
few mild . fixpences , with which « My pui fer casts accompt . ” . STEEVENS . ?
One of ...
6 It appears from a pallage in Sir William Davenant's Newes from Plia mouth ,
that these mill'd - fixpences were used by way of counters to cast up money : A
few mild . fixpences , with which « My pui fer casts accompt . ” . STEEVENS . ?
One of ...
Page 241
3 Is a staff used for carrying a large tub or basket with two handles . In Eflex the
word cowl is yet used for a tub . MALONE . 4 The reverend Mr. Lambe , the editor
of the ancient metrical history of the Battle of Floddon , observes , that --- look
how ...
3 Is a staff used for carrying a large tub or basket with two handles . In Eflex the
word cowl is yet used for a tub . MALONE . 4 The reverend Mr. Lambe , the editor
of the ancient metrical history of the Battle of Floddon , observes , that --- look
how ...
Page 267
I rather imagine it is used here for old perfons . MALONE . 5 The primitive
signification of urchin is a hedge - hog . In this sense it is used in The Tempest .
Hence it comes to signify any thing little and dwarfish . Ouph is the Teutonick
word for a ...
I rather imagine it is used here for old perfons . MALONE . 5 The primitive
signification of urchin is a hedge - hog . In this sense it is used in The Tempest .
Hence it comes to signify any thing little and dwarfish . Ouph is the Teutonick
word for a ...
Page 277
Quaintness , however , was anciently used to signify gracefulness . In The Two
Gentlemen of Verona , A & III . sc . i . quaintly is used for ingeniously . STLEVENS
. In Daniel's Sonnets , 1594 , it is used for fantastick . MALONE . 3 I suppose he ...
Quaintness , however , was anciently used to signify gracefulness . In The Two
Gentlemen of Verona , A & III . sc . i . quaintly is used for ingeniously . STLEVENS
. In Daniel's Sonnets , 1594 , it is used for fantastick . MALONE . 3 I suppose he ...
Page 393
We have in Tbe Merry Wives of Windsor :“ No man means evil but the devil ; ” and
in Msuch ado about Norbing , • God's a good man . " The compound , good - man
, is again used adjectively , and as a word of contempt , in King Lear ...
We have in Tbe Merry Wives of Windsor :“ No man means evil but the devil ; ” and
in Msuch ado about Norbing , • God's a good man . " The compound , good - man
, is again used adjectively , and as a word of contempt , in King Lear ...
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| Title | The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols]. Volume 1 of The plays of William Shakspeare, accurately pr. from the text of mr. Steevens's last ed., with a selection of the most important notes [collected by J. Nichols], William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editors | John Nichols, George Steevens |
| Published | 1797 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 5 Jul 2007 |
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