The Plays of William Shakspeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of Mr. Steevens's Last Edition with a Selection of the Most Important Notes, Volume 1T. Longman, 1797 |
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Page viii
... master's works must be con- fidered in fome degree as experimental ; for their corrup- tions and obfcurities are ftill fo numerous , and the progrefs of fortunate conjecture fo tardy and uncertain , that our remote defcendants may be ...
... master's works must be con- fidered in fome degree as experimental ; for their corrup- tions and obfcurities are ftill fo numerous , and the progrefs of fortunate conjecture fo tardy and uncertain , that our remote defcendants may be ...
Page xiv
... master of : but the narrownefs of his circumftances , and the want of his affiftance at home , forced his father to withdraw him from thence , and unhappily prevented his further proficiency in that language . It is without controverfy ...
... master of : but the narrownefs of his circumftances , and the want of his affiftance at home , forced his father to withdraw him from thence , and unhappily prevented his further proficiency in that language . It is without controverfy ...
Page xxii
... thought fit to meddle with . Falftaff is allowed by every body to be a master- piece ; the character is always well sustained , though drawn out out into the length of three plays ; and even xxii SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE , & c .
... thought fit to meddle with . Falftaff is allowed by every body to be a master- piece ; the character is always well sustained , though drawn out out into the length of three plays ; and even xxii SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LIFE , & c .
Page xxv
... masters of Greece and Rome to have expreffed the paffions defigned by this sketch of ftatuary ! The stile of his comedy is , in general , natural to the cha- racters , and easy in itfelf ; and the wit moft commonly fprightly and ...
... masters of Greece and Rome to have expreffed the paffions defigned by this sketch of ftatuary ! The stile of his comedy is , in general , natural to the cha- racters , and easy in itfelf ; and the wit moft commonly fprightly and ...
Page xxx
... master - piece of Shakspeare diftinguish itself upon the ftage , by Mr. Betterton's fine performance of that part . A man , though he had no other good qualities , as he has a great many , muft have made his way into the esteem of all ...
... master - piece of Shakspeare diftinguish itself upon the ftage , by Mr. Betterton's fine performance of that part . A man , though he had no other good qualities , as he has a great many , muft have made his way into the esteem of all ...
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