The Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems of William Shakspere: ComediesC. Knight, 1842 |
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... doubt the propriety of this conjec- ture , which Malone has adopted . Spenser's poem is certainly a satire in one sense of the word ; for it makes the Muses lament that all the glorious productions of men that proceeded from their influ ...
... doubt the propriety of this conjec- ture , which Malone has adopted . Spenser's poem is certainly a satire in one sense of the word ; for it makes the Muses lament that all the glorious productions of men that proceeded from their influ ...
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... doubt that Capell's reading , which we have adopted , is the true one ; and that the old reading arose out of one of the commonest of typographical errors . The ortho- graphy of the folio is earthlier happie ; —if the comparative had ...
... doubt that Capell's reading , which we have adopted , is the true one ; and that the old reading arose out of one of the commonest of typographical errors . The ortho- graphy of the folio is earthlier happie ; —if the comparative had ...
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... doubt that in Shakspere's time the parts of women were personated by men and boys ; and , indeed , Prynne denounces this as a more pernicious custom than the acting of women . The objection of Flute , that he had " a beard coming ...
... doubt that in Shakspere's time the parts of women were personated by men and boys ; and , indeed , Prynne denounces this as a more pernicious custom than the acting of women . The objection of Flute , that he had " a beard coming ...
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... doubt that the word was used in this sense . Holinshed has " Falling at square with her husband . " In Much Ado about Nothing , ' Beatrice says , " Is there no young squarer now , that will make a voyage with him to the devil ? " Mr ...
... doubt that the word was used in this sense . Holinshed has " Falling at square with her husband . " In Much Ado about Nothing , ' Beatrice says , " Is there no young squarer now , that will make a voyage with him to the devil ? " Mr ...
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... doubt that the attributes of Puck , or Robin Goodfellow , as described by Shakspere , were collected from the popular superstitions of his own day . In Harsnet's Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures ' ( 1603 ) , he is mixed up as ...
... doubt that the attributes of Puck , or Robin Goodfellow , as described by Shakspere , were collected from the popular superstitions of his own day . In Harsnet's Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures ' ( 1603 ) , he is mixed up as ...
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