The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added NotesT. Longman, 1793 |
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... WARBURTON . The rafes ftuck in the ear , were , I believe , only rofes compofed of ribbands . In Marston's What you will , is the following paffage : " Dupatzo the elder brother , the fool , he that bought the half- penny ribband ...
... WARBURTON . The rafes ftuck in the ear , were , I believe , only rofes compofed of ribbands . In Marston's What you will , is the following paffage : " Dupatzo the elder brother , the fool , he that bought the half- penny ribband ...
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... Warburton to bolts , though bolts might be used in that time for Spots : fo Shakspeare calls Banquo " Spotted with blood , the blood - bolter'd Banquo . " The verb to blot is ufed figuratively for to difgrace , a few lines lower . And ...
... Warburton to bolts , though bolts might be used in that time for Spots : fo Shakspeare calls Banquo " Spotted with blood , the blood - bolter'd Banquo . " The verb to blot is ufed figuratively for to difgrace , a few lines lower . And ...
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... Warburton has well obferved on one of the former plays , that to cry aim is to encourage . I once thought it was borrowed from archery ; and that aim ! having been the word of command , as we now fay_prefent ! to cry aim had been to ...
... Warburton has well obferved on one of the former plays , that to cry aim is to encourage . I once thought it was borrowed from archery ; and that aim ! having been the word of command , as we now fay_prefent ! to cry aim had been to ...
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... WARBURTON . Dr. Warburton faw what was requifite to make this paffage fense ; and Dr. Johnfon rather too haftily , I think , has received his emendation into the text . He reads : Kings are our fears ; which he explains to mean , " our ...
... WARBURTON . Dr. Warburton faw what was requifite to make this paffage fense ; and Dr. Johnfon rather too haftily , I think , has received his emendation into the text . He reads : Kings are our fears ; which he explains to mean , " our ...
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... WARBURTON . I think Mr. Theobald's correction more plaufible than Dr. Warburton's explanation . A commentator fhould be grave , and therefore I can read thefe notes with proper feverity of attention ; but the idea of trimming a lady to ...
... WARBURTON . I think Mr. Theobald's correction more plaufible than Dr. Warburton's explanation . A commentator fhould be grave , and therefore I can read thefe notes with proper feverity of attention ; but the idea of trimming a lady to ...
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