The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text of the Corrected Copy Left by the Late George Steevens, Esq. With Glossarial Notes, Volume 1F.C. and J. Rivington, 1823 |
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Page vii
... kind of respect due to the me- mory of excellent men , especially of those whom their wit and learning have made famous , to de- liver some account of themselves , as well as their works , to posterity . For this reason , how fond do we ...
... kind of respect due to the me- mory of excellent men , especially of those whom their wit and learning have made famous , to de- liver some account of themselves , as well as their works , to posterity . For this reason , how fond do we ...
Page ix
... kind of settlement he conti- nued for some time , till an extravagance that he was guilty of forced him both out of his country , and that way of living which he had taken up ; and though it seemed at first to be a blemish upon his good ...
... kind of settlement he conti- nued for some time , till an extravagance that he was guilty of forced him both out of his country , and that way of living which he had taken up ; and though it seemed at first to be a blemish upon his good ...
Page x
... kind , to see and know what was the first essay of a fancy like Shak- speare's . Perhaps we are not to look for his be- ginnings , like those of other authors , among their least perfect writings ; art had so little , and nature so ...
... kind , to see and know what was the first essay of a fancy like Shak- speare's . Perhaps we are not to look for his be- ginnings , like those of other authors , among their least perfect writings ; art had so little , and nature so ...
Page xi
... kind , could not but be highly pleased to see a genius rise amongst them of so pleasurable , so rich a vein , and so plentifully ca- pable of furnishing their favourite entertainments . Besides the advantages of his wit , he was in ...
... kind , could not but be highly pleased to see a genius rise amongst them of so pleasurable , so rich a vein , and so plentifully ca- pable of furnishing their favourite entertainments . Besides the advantages of his wit , he was in ...
Page xviii
... kind in Plau- tus or Terence . Petruchio , in The Taming of the Shrew , is an uncommon piece of humour . The conversation of Benedick and Beatrice , in Much Ado about Nothing , and of Rosalind , in As You Like It , have much wit and ...
... kind in Plau- tus or Terence . Petruchio , in The Taming of the Shrew , is an uncommon piece of humour . The conversation of Benedick and Beatrice , in Much Ado about Nothing , and of Rosalind , in As You Like It , have much wit and ...
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