The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, Volume 2C. and A. Conrad & Company, 1809 |
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... this passage somewhat disputable . Mr. M. Mason observes , that to trash for overtopping , " may mean to lop them , because they did overtop , or in order to pre- C Or else new form'd them : having both the key TEMPEST . 17.
... this passage somewhat disputable . Mr. M. Mason observes , that to trash for overtopping , " may mean to lop them , because they did overtop , or in order to pre- C Or else new form'd them : having both the key TEMPEST . 17.
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... means " to correct for too much haughti- ness or overbearing . " It is used by sportsmen in the North , when they correct a dog for misbehaviour in pursuing the game . This explanation is warranted by the following passage in Othello ...
... means " to correct for too much haughti- ness or overbearing . " It is used by sportsmen in the North , when they correct a dog for misbehaviour in pursuing the game . This explanation is warranted by the following passage in Othello ...
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... means here , in consideration of ; an unusual acceptation of the word . So , in Fletcher's Prophetess , the chorus , speaking of Drusilla , says : " But takes their oaths , in lieu of her assistance , " That they shall not presume to ...
... means here , in consideration of ; an unusual acceptation of the word . So , in Fletcher's Prophetess , the chorus , speaking of Drusilla , says : " But takes their oaths , in lieu of her assistance , " That they shall not presume to ...
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... mean supporting , but enduring ; and by their sustaining garments , Ariel means their garments which bore , with- out being injured , the drenching of the sea . " Steevens . 5 From the still - vex'd Bermoothes , ] Fletcher , in his ...
... mean supporting , but enduring ; and by their sustaining garments , Ariel means their garments which bore , with- out being injured , the drenching of the sea . " Steevens . 5 From the still - vex'd Bermoothes , ] Fletcher , in his ...
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... means the night , which is naturally empty and deserted , without action ; or when all things lying in sleep and silence , makes the world appear one great uninhabited waste . Hamlet : " In the dead waste , and middle of the night ...
... means the night , which is naturally empty and deserted , without action ; or when all things lying in sleep and silence , makes the world appear one great uninhabited waste . Hamlet : " In the dead waste , and middle of the night ...
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ancient Antony and Cleopatra Ariel Ben Jonson Caliban called comedy Demetrius dost doth Duke edit emendation Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fair gentle Gentlemen of Verona give grace hath hear heart Helena Hermia Johnson Julia King Henry lady Laun Launce lion lord lover Lysander madam Malone Mason master means Measure for Measure metre Midsummer Night's Dream Milan Mira mistress monster moon musick never night Oberon observes old copy reads Othello passage play poet pray Prospero Proteus Puck Pyramus quarto Quin Ritson scene second folio sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's shew signifies Silvia sleep song speak Speed Spenser spirit Steevens Stephano strange suppose sweet Sycorax tell thee Theobald Theseus thing Thisbe thou art thou hast Thurio Tita Titania translation Trin Trinculo unto Valentine Warburton word