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 7F.C. and J. Rivington, 1805 |
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... appears to have been written , or transcribed , about the year 1600. There is a scene in it resembling Shak- speare's banquet given by Timon to his flatterers . Instead of warm water he sets before them stones painted like artichokes ...
... appears to have been written , or transcribed , about the year 1600. There is a scene in it resembling Shak- speare's banquet given by Timon to his flatterers . Instead of warm water he sets before them stones painted like artichokes ...
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... device ; ] The mask appears to have been de- signed by Timon , to surprize his guests . 6 - of us . " even at the best . ] i . e . " You have conceived the fairest Flav . My lord . Tim . The little casket TIMON OF ATHENS . 23.
... device ; ] The mask appears to have been de- signed by Timon , to surprize his guests . 6 - of us . " even at the best . ] i . e . " You have conceived the fairest Flav . My lord . Tim . The little casket TIMON OF ATHENS . 23.
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... 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 up and down in , from ...
... 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 up and down in , from ...
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... 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 of cisterns , and other reservoirs , by carrying off their superfluous water . This ...
... 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 of cisterns , and other reservoirs , by carrying off their superfluous water . This ...
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... himself , in comparison , appear ( what he would least of all wish to be ) spotless and innocent . MALONE .. pear foul ? takes virtuous copies to be wicked ; 5 40 TIMON OF ATHENS . Thrive, give himover: Must I take the cure ...
... himself , in comparison , appear ( what he would least of all wish to be ) spotless and innocent . MALONE .. pear foul ? takes virtuous copies to be wicked ; 5 40 TIMON OF ATHENS . Thrive, give himover: Must I take the cure ...
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