The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakspere: ComediesC. Knight, 1842 |
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... better than by the punctuation of Roberts's edition ; and this is pre- cisely one of those matters of nicety in which a printer would have failed , unless he had followed an extremely clear copy , or his proofs had been corrected by an ...
... better than by the punctuation of Roberts's edition ; and this is pre- cisely one of those matters of nicety in which a printer would have failed , unless he had followed an extremely clear copy , or his proofs had been corrected by an ...
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... better assurance , tell them , that I Pyramus am not Pyramus , but Bottom the weaver : This will put them out of fear . Quin . Well , we will have such a prologue ; and it shall be written in eight and six . Bot . No , make it two more ...
... better assurance , tell them , that I Pyramus am not Pyramus , but Bottom the weaver : This will put them out of fear . Quin . Well , we will have such a prologue ; and it shall be written in eight and six . Bot . No , make it two more ...
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... better than I could devise . But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes With the love - juice , as I did bid thee do ? Puck . I took him sleeping , —that is finish'd too , - And the Athenian woman by his side ; That when he wak'd of ...
... better than I could devise . But hast thou yet latch'd the Athenian's eyes With the love - juice , as I did bid thee do ? Puck . I took him sleeping , —that is finish'd too , - And the Athenian woman by his side ; That when he wak'd of ...
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... better than if it had gone through in the right way ; yet he could order his voice to an instrument exceeding well . " It is by no means improbable that Shakspere was familiar with this local anecdote , and has applied it in the case of ...
... better than if it had gone through in the right way ; yet he could order his voice to an instrument exceeding well . " It is by no means improbable that Shakspere was familiar with this local anecdote , and has applied it in the case of ...
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... but the division of so long a passage is clearly better , and is perfectly natural and proper . Lys . " A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus G 2 SCENE I. ] 383 A MIDSUMMER - NIGHT'S DREAM . Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days ...
... but the division of so long a passage is clearly better , and is perfectly natural and proper . Lys . " A tedious brief scene of young Pyramus G 2 SCENE I. ] 383 A MIDSUMMER - NIGHT'S DREAM . Joy, gentle friends! joy, and fresh days ...
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