The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Twenty-one Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added NotesJ. Nichols and son, 1813 |
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Page iii
... whole attention ; he loved , he venerated , that admirable system , which from the days of Alfred and Canute , from the bold usurping Norman to the present reign , has been regularly ameliorating ; but he detested the chicanery of which ...
... whole attention ; he loved , he venerated , that admirable system , which from the days of Alfred and Canute , from the bold usurping Norman to the present reign , has been regularly ameliorating ; but he detested the chicanery of which ...
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... whole was afterwards sold by auction . “ He was naturally companionable ; and fre- quently enjoyed the conversation of the table at the houses of a select circle of friends , to whom his great knowledge of men and books , and his firm ...
... whole was afterwards sold by auction . “ He was naturally companionable ; and fre- quently enjoyed the conversation of the table at the houses of a select circle of friends , to whom his great knowledge of men and books , and his firm ...
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... whole was entrusted to the care of the present Editor , who has , with the aid of an able and vigilant assistant , and a careful printer , endeavoured to fulfil the trust reposed in him , as well as continued ill health and depressed ...
... whole was entrusted to the care of the present Editor , who has , with the aid of an able and vigilant assistant , and a careful printer , endeavoured to fulfil the trust reposed in him , as well as continued ill health and depressed ...
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... whole period , from the time of Vertue's inquiries , to the year 1788 , when the Boar's Head , having been untenanted for five years , was converted into two dwellings for shopkeepers . it from that quarter . In either case then we 10 ...
... whole period , from the time of Vertue's inquiries , to the year 1788 , when the Boar's Head , having been untenanted for five years , was converted into two dwellings for shopkeepers . it from that quarter . In either case then we 10 ...
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... whole canvas , that can with minute precision be deline- ated . We must add , that on very vague and dubi- ous authority this head has hitherto been received as a genuine portrait of our author , who probably left behind him no such ...
... whole canvas , that can with minute precision be deline- ated . We must add , that on very vague and dubi- ous authority this head has hitherto been received as a genuine portrait of our author , who probably left behind him no such ...
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