The Dramatic Works With Notes Critical, Volume 1John Murray, 1827 |
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... Weber . It would be curious to learn the motives of this felicitous choice . Mr. Weber had never read an old play in his life ; he was but imperfectly acquainted with the language ; and of the manners , customs , habits of what was and ...
... Weber . It would be curious to learn the motives of this felicitous choice . Mr. Weber had never read an old play in his life ; he was but imperfectly acquainted with the language ; and of the manners , customs , habits of what was and ...
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... Weber's labours . In parti- cular , Mr. Octavius Gilchrist , whose memory will long be cherished by the sincere inquirer after truth , for the vigorous and successful stand which he made against the base attacks of the Shakspeare ...
... Weber's labours . In parti- cular , Mr. Octavius Gilchrist , whose memory will long be cherished by the sincere inquirer after truth , for the vigorous and successful stand which he made against the base attacks of the Shakspeare ...
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... Weber spake . He manifests a visible impatience to reach the main subject of his work , and , accordingly , he has hardly entered upon the Introduction , before he brings from the Variorum Shakspeare all the baffled trash which Steevens ...
... Weber spake . He manifests a visible impatience to reach the main subject of his work , and , accordingly , he has hardly entered upon the Introduction , before he brings from the Variorum Shakspeare all the baffled trash which Steevens ...
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... Weber is pleased to assure us , ( Intro- duction , p . xxiv . ) " any suspicion of their authen- ticity " ! I have elsewhere called Steevens the Puck of Commentators ; and I know not that I could have described him more graphically ...
... Weber is pleased to assure us , ( Intro- duction , p . xxiv . ) " any suspicion of their authen- ticity " ! I have elsewhere called Steevens the Puck of Commentators ; and I know not that I could have described him more graphically ...
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... Weber contented himself with simply copying his predecessor's calumnies , though he would not have gained much as an author , he might have escaped censure : but this was not enough for his ambition ; he saw how little was required to ...
... Weber contented himself with simply copying his predecessor's calumnies , though he would not have gained much as an author , he might have escaped censure : but this was not enough for his ambition ; he saw how little was required to ...
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