The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 5J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... sense , for " little , as well as low , " but simply for weak , slender , feminine ; and the only pleasantry of the passage seems to be , that poor Slender should characterise his mistress by a general quality belonging to her whole sex ...
... sense , for " little , as well as low , " but simply for weak , slender , feminine ; and the only pleasantry of the passage seems to be , that poor Slender should characterise his mistress by a general quality belonging to her whole sex ...
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... sense of latten , though he is wrong in supposing , that the allusion is to Slender's thin- It is rather to his softness or weakness . TYRWHITT . ness . + Word of denial in thy labras here ; ] I suppose it should rather be read : " Word ...
... sense of latten , though he is wrong in supposing , that the allusion is to Slender's thin- It is rather to his softness or weakness . TYRWHITT . ness . + Word of denial in thy labras here ; ] I suppose it should rather be read : " Word ...
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... sense as it was both formerly and at present in conveyances . " Part , parcel , or member of any estate , " are formal words still to be found in various deeds . REED . SHAL . Cousin Abraham Slender , can you love her SC . I. 29 OF ...
... sense as it was both formerly and at present in conveyances . " Part , parcel , or member of any estate , " are formal words still to be found in various deeds . REED . SHAL . Cousin Abraham Slender , can you love her SC . I. 29 OF ...
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... sense , but a little forced ; and to make it so we must suppose the Host could guess by his dexterity in frothing a pot to make it appear fuller than it was , how he would afterwards succeed in the world . Falstaff himself complains of ...
... sense , but a little forced ; and to make it so we must suppose the Host could guess by his dexterity in frothing a pot to make it appear fuller than it was , how he would afterwards succeed in the world . Falstaff himself complains of ...
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... sense in Don Sebastian , by Dryden , Act II . sc . ii . " tightly , I say , go tightly to your business . " REED . my pinnace- ] A pinnace seems anciently to have signified a small vessel , or sloop , attending on a larger . So , in ...
... sense in Don Sebastian , by Dryden , Act II . sc . ii . " tightly , I say , go tightly to your business . " REED . my pinnace- ] A pinnace seems anciently to have signified a small vessel , or sloop , attending on a larger . So , in ...
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ancient BARDOLPH basket CAIUS called Clown comedy dance Datchet devil doth drink DUKE edit editor Exeunt Exit fairies Falstaff Farmer Fenton fool FORD gentleman give hath heart honour HOST HUGH EVANS humour husband Illyria JOHNSON knave knight lady letter lord madam maid MALONE Malvolio Marry master Brook master doctor means Measure for Measure mistress Ford old copy old quarto Olivia passage phrase pia mater pipe-wine play Pliny's Natural History pray quarto Queen QUICK quoth racter REED RITSON scene second folio Shakspeare Shakspeare's SHAL Shallow shew signifies sing Sir Andrew Sir ANDREW AGUE-CHEEK sir John Sir John Falstaff Sir Toby SLEN Slender song speak speech STEEVENS suppose sweet tell thee THEOBALD thou art Twelfth Night TYRWHITT Viola WARBURTON wife woman word