The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, Volume 7 |
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The piece itself ( though it appears to be the work of an academick ) is a wretched one . The personę dramatis are as follows : r . The actors names . " Timon . “ Laches , his faithful servant . Eutrapelus , a dissolute young man .
The piece itself ( though it appears to be the work of an academick ) is a wretched one . The personę dramatis are as follows : r . The actors names . " Timon . “ Laches , his faithful servant . Eutrapelus , a dissolute young man .
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Given them by their friends . mine own decice ; ] The mask appears to have been designed by Timon , to surprize his guests . even at the best . ] i . e , “ You have conceived the fairest 5 6 Flav . My lord . Tin . The little casket.
Given them by their friends . mine own decice ; ] The mask appears to have been designed by Timon , to surprize his guests . even at the best . ] i . e , “ You have conceived the fairest 5 6 Flav . My lord . Tin . The little casket.
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Tis a spirit : sometime , it appears like a lord ; sometime , like a lawyer ; sometime , like a philosopher , with two stones more than his artificial one : He is very often like a knight ; and , generally in all shapes , that man goes ...
Tis a spirit : sometime , it appears like a lord ; sometime , like a lawyer ; sometime , like a philosopher , with two stones more than his artificial one : He is very often like a knight ; and , generally in all shapes , that man goes ...
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a wasteful cock , ] Of the various explanations of the commentators , the following appears most intelligible . A wasteful cock is what we now call a waste pipe ; a pipe which is continually running , and thereby prevents the overflow ...
a wasteful cock , ] Of the various explanations of the commentators , the following appears most intelligible . A wasteful cock is what we now call a waste pipe ; a pipe which is continually running , and thereby prevents the overflow ...
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... as to make even Satan himself , in comparison , appear ( what he would least of all wish to be ) spotless and innocent . MALONE . 6 7 pear foul ? takes virtuous copies to be wicked ; 5 40 TIMON OF ATHENS . ) ...
... as to make even Satan himself , in comparison , appear ( what he would least of all wish to be ) spotless and innocent . MALONE . 6 7 pear foul ? takes virtuous copies to be wicked ; 5 40 TIMON OF ATHENS . ) ...
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a ..., Volume 7 The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens: With a Series of Engravings, from Original Designs of Henry Fuseli, and a Selection of Explanatory and Historical Notes, from the Most Eminent Commentators; a History of the Stage, a Life of Shakespeare, &c. by Alexander Chalmers, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | George Steevens |
| Illustrated by | Henry Fuseli |
| Publisher | F.C. and J. Rivington, 1805 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 4 Feb 2011 |
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