The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 10J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... Shakspeare's magic may be endangered by modern ridicule . I shall not , hesitate , however , to predict its security , till our national taste is wholly corrupted , and we no longer deserve the first of all dramatic enjoyments ; for ...
... Shakspeare's magic may be endangered by modern ridicule . I shall not , hesitate , however , to predict its security , till our national taste is wholly corrupted , and we no longer deserve the first of all dramatic enjoyments ; for ...
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... See the notes at the end ; and An Attempt to ascertain the Order of Shakspeare's Plays , Vol . II . MALONE . PERSONS REPRESENTED . Duncan , King of Scotland : Malcolm B4 divisions of it to Macbeth and Banquo, putting himself ...
... See the notes at the end ; and An Attempt to ascertain the Order of Shakspeare's Plays , Vol . II . MALONE . PERSONS REPRESENTED . Duncan , King of Scotland : Malcolm B4 divisions of it to Macbeth and Banquo, putting himself ...
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... Shakspeare's introductory scene , that his first Witch should appear uninftructed in her miffion . Had she not required information , the audience must have remained ignorant of what it was necessary for them to know . Her speeches ...
... Shakspeare's introductory scene , that his first Witch should appear uninftructed in her miffion . Had she not required information , the audience must have remained ignorant of what it was necessary for them to know . Her speeches ...
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... Shakspeare might have preferred the name that has been fub- stituted , as better founding . It appears from a ... Shakspeare's expression ; or whether of be a corruption of the And fortune , on his damned quarrel smiling , 4 16 ...
... Shakspeare might have preferred the name that has been fub- stituted , as better founding . It appears from a ... Shakspeare's expression ; or whether of be a corruption of the And fortune , on his damned quarrel smiling , 4 16 ...
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... Shakspeare's patron , of his dearest friend . STEEVENS . -studied in his death , ] Instructed in the art of dying . It was usual to say studied , for learned in science . JOHNSON . His own profeffion furnished our author with this ...
... Shakspeare's patron , of his dearest friend . STEEVENS . -studied in his death , ] Instructed in the art of dying . It was usual to say studied , for learned in science . JOHNSON . His own profeffion furnished our author with this ...
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