The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 12J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Page 34
... Old- caftle in these plays . The letters prefixed to this fpeech crept into the first quarto copy , I have no doubt , merely from Old- caftle being , behind the scenes , the familiar theatrical appellation of Falftaff , who was his ...
... Old- caftle in these plays . The letters prefixed to this fpeech crept into the first quarto copy , I have no doubt , merely from Old- caftle being , behind the scenes , the familiar theatrical appellation of Falftaff , who was his ...
Page 45
... copy reads : I believe the old reading is the true one , and that a line is loft ; but have adopted Dr. Johnson's emendation , because it makes fenfe . The punctuation now introduced appears to me preferable to that of the old edition ...
... copy reads : I believe the old reading is the true one , and that a line is loft ; but have adopted Dr. Johnson's emendation , because it makes fenfe . The punctuation now introduced appears to me preferable to that of the old edition ...
Page 50
... Old copy - long one . STEEVENS . A long one ? a long what ? It is almoft needless to obferve , how familiar it is is with our poet to play the chimes upon words fimilar in found , and differing in fignification ; and therefore I make no ...
... Old copy - long one . STEEVENS . A long one ? a long what ? It is almoft needless to obferve , how familiar it is is with our poet to play the chimes upon words fimilar in found , and differing in fignification ; and therefore I make no ...
Page 67
... Old copy - a borrowed cap . STEEVENS . O But how is a borrowed cap fo ready ? Read , a borrower's cap , and then there is fome humour in it for a man that goes to borrow money , is of all others the most complaifant ; his cap is always ...
... Old copy - a borrowed cap . STEEVENS . O But how is a borrowed cap fo ready ? Read , a borrower's cap , and then there is fome humour in it for a man that goes to borrow money , is of all others the most complaifant ; his cap is always ...
Page 68
... old copy reads Romans , which Dr. Warburton very properly cor- rected , though he is wrong when he appropriates the character to M. Brutus , who affected great brevity of ftyle . I suppose by the honourable Roman is intended Julius ...
... old copy reads Romans , which Dr. Warburton very properly cor- rected , though he is wrong when he appropriates the character to M. Brutus , who affected great brevity of ftyle . I suppose by the honourable Roman is intended Julius ...
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againſt alfo allufion ancient anſwer BARD Bardolph battle of Agincourt becauſe called caufe coufin defire doth Duke Earl edition English Exeunt expreffion faid Falſtaff fame fays fcene fecond feems fenfe fent ferve fhall fhould fhow fignifies fince fir John firft firſt Fluellen foldier folio following paffage fome foul fpeak fpeech fpirit France French ftand ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fword Harfleur hath Henry VI himſelf Holinfhed honour horfe JOHNSON juft Juftice King Henry King Henry IV knight laft lord mafter majefty MALONE means merry moft moſt muft muſt obferved old copy paffage perfon phrafe Piftol PIST play pleaſe POINS Pope prefent prifoners prince purpoſe quarto reafon Richard II ſcene Shakspeare SHAL ſhall Sir Dagonet Sir John Oldcastle ſpeak STEEVENS thee thefe themſelves THEOBALD theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tranflation ufed uſed WARBURTON whofe word