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
... 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 see some people of discovering any little per- sonal story of the great men of antiquity ...
... 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 see some people of discovering any little per- sonal story of the great men of antiquity ...
Page xiii
... learning to admire him . f His acquaintance with Ben Jonson began with a remarkable piece of humanity and good - nature ; Mr. Jonson , who was at that time altogether un- known to the world , had offered one of his plays to the players ...
... learning to admire him . f His acquaintance with Ben Jonson began with a remarkable piece of humanity and good - nature ; Mr. Jonson , who was at that time altogether un- known to the world , had offered one of his plays to the players ...
Page xliii
... Sid- ney , who wanted not the advantages of learning , has , in his Arcadia , confounded the pastoral with the feudal times , the days of innocence , quiet and security , with those of turbulence , violence , DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE . xliii.
... Sid- ney , who wanted not the advantages of learning , has , in his Arcadia , confounded the pastoral with the feudal times , the days of innocence , quiet and security , with those of turbulence , violence , DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE . xliii.
Page xlvii
... learning which I must oppose , adventure to try how I can defend him . His histories , being neither tragedies nor come- dies , are not subject to any of their laws ; nothing more is necessary to all the praise which they ex- pect ...
... learning which I must oppose , adventure to try how I can defend him . His histories , being neither tragedies nor come- dies , are not subject to any of their laws ; nothing more is necessary to all the praise which they ex- pect ...
Page lii
... " Serventur leges , malint a Cęsare tolli . ” Yet , when I speak thus slightly of dramatick rules , I cannot but recollect how much wit and learning may be produced against me ; before such authorities lii DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
... " Serventur leges , malint a Cęsare tolli . ” Yet , when I speak thus slightly of dramatick rules , I cannot but recollect how much wit and learning may be produced against me ; before such authorities lii DR . JOHNSON'S PREFACE .
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