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 2T. Longman, 1797 |
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Page 125
... suppose the author left complete : " I am , thou fpeak'ft aright ; It seems that in the Fairy mythology , Puck , or Hobgoblin , was the trufty fervant of Oberon , and always employed to watch or detect the in- trigues of Queen Mab ...
... suppose the author left complete : " I am , thou fpeak'ft aright ; It seems that in the Fairy mythology , Puck , or Hobgoblin , was the trufty fervant of Oberon , and always employed to watch or detect the in- trigues of Queen Mab ...
Page 155
... suppose patch to be merely a corruption of the Italian pazzi , which fignifies properly a foul . So , in The Merchant of Venice , Act II fc . v . Shylock fays of Launcelot : The patch is kind enough ; -after hav ing just called him ...
... suppose patch to be merely a corruption of the Italian pazzi , which fignifies properly a foul . So , in The Merchant of Venice , Act II fc . v . Shylock fays of Launcelot : The patch is kind enough ; -after hav ing just called him ...
Page 317
... suppose it was the defign of Shakspeare to ridicule . STEEVENS . " This fort of proceffion was the ufual recreation of our ancestors at Christmas and other feftive feafons . Such things , being chiefly plotted and composed by ignorant ...
... suppose it was the defign of Shakspeare to ridicule . STEEVENS . " This fort of proceffion was the ufual recreation of our ancestors at Christmas and other feftive feafons . Such things , being chiefly plotted and composed by ignorant ...
Page 355
... suppose we should read - is that any thing new ? JOHNSON . The fenfe of the old reading is , -Does what he has juft faid amount to any thing , or mean any thing ? STEEVENS . Surely the reading of the old copies is right . Antonio afks ...
... suppose we should read - is that any thing new ? JOHNSON . The fenfe of the old reading is , -Does what he has juft faid amount to any thing , or mean any thing ? STEEVENS . Surely the reading of the old copies is right . Antonio afks ...
Page 480
... suppose , that the competitors in a wrestling match carried bills on their shoulders , and I believe the whole conceit is in the poor resemblance of presence and pre- fents . JOHNSON . With bills on their necks , should be the ...
... suppose , that the competitors in a wrestling match carried bills on their shoulders , and I believe the whole conceit is in the poor resemblance of presence and pre- fents . JOHNSON . With bills on their necks , should be the ...
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Afide againſt allufion Amadis de Gaula ancient anfwer Baff Baffanio Beat Beatrice becauſe Benedick Biron Boyet called Claud Claudio Coft coufin defire Demetrius Dogb doth ducats Duke Enter Exeunt expreffion eyes faid fair fame fatire fecond feems feen fenfe feven fhall fhould fhow fignifies fignior fing firft fome fong fool foul fpeak fpeech fpirit ftand ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fure fwear fweet Giannetto give hath heart Hermia Hero himſelf houfe inftance JOHNSON King lady lefs Leon Leonato lord mafter MALONE marry means meaſure moft moſt Moth mufick muft muſt Oberon obferved old copies Orlando paffage paffion Pedro perfon play pleaſe Pompey pray prefent Puck quintain reafon Rofalind Saracens ſay Shakspeare ſhall ſhe Shylock ſpeak STEEVENS tell thee thefe THEOBALD theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand ufed uſed WARBURTON whofe word