The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 20J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... thofe fo early made . ] The quarto , 1597 , reads : -And too foon marr'd are thofe fo early married . Puttenham , in his Art of Poefy , 1589 , ufes this expreffion , which feems to be proverbial , as an inftance of a figure which he ...
... thofe fo early made . ] The quarto , 1597 , reads : -And too foon marr'd are thofe fo early married . Puttenham , in his Art of Poefy , 1589 , ufes this expreffion , which feems to be proverbial , as an inftance of a figure which he ...
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... thofe eyes that muft eclipfe the day . " Both the old and the new reading are philofophical nonfenfe ; but they are both , and both equally , poetical fenfe . JOHNSON . I will not fay that this paffage , as it ftands , is abfolute non ...
... thofe eyes that muft eclipfe the day . " Both the old and the new reading are philofophical nonfenfe ; but they are both , and both equally , poetical fenfe . JOHNSON . I will not fay that this paffage , as it ftands , is abfolute non ...
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... thofe perfons out , Whofe names are written there , ] Shakspeare has here closely followed the poem already mentioned : " No lady fair or foul was in Verona town , " No knight or gentleman of high or low renown , " But Capilet himself ...
... thofe perfons out , Whofe names are written there , ] Shakspeare has here closely followed the poem already mentioned : " No lady fair or foul was in Verona town , " No knight or gentleman of high or low renown , " But Capilet himself ...
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... thofe cryftal fcales , let there be weigh'd Your lady's love against fome other maid That I will fhow you , fhining at this feast , And the shall scant fhow well , that now fhows best . ROM . I'll go along , no fuch fight to be shown ...
... thofe cryftal fcales , let there be weigh'd Your lady's love against fome other maid That I will fhow you , fhining at this feast , And the shall scant fhow well , that now fhows best . ROM . I'll go along , no fuch fight to be shown ...
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... thofe of lineal defcent . Richard III . during a whole fcene , calls his nephew York , coufin ; who , in his anfwer , conftantly calls him uncle . And the old Duchefs of York , in the fame play , calls her grandson , coufin : " Why , my ...
... thofe of lineal defcent . Richard III . during a whole fcene , calls his nephew York , coufin ; who , in his anfwer , conftantly calls him uncle . And the old Duchefs of York , in the fame play , calls her grandson , coufin : " Why , my ...
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againſt alfo ancient Antipholus art thou becauſe Benvolio Capulet caufe cauſe cloſe death doft doth Dromio erft Exeunt eyes faid fame fecond folio feeke feems felfe fenfe fent ferve fhall fhould fhow fince firft firſt flain fleep fome foon forrow fpeak fpeech frend Friar fryer ftand ftill ftraight fubfequent fuch fuppofe fure fweet gleek hart hath heaven himſelf houſe huſband JOHNSON King lady laft loft lord lyfe mafter MALONE Mantua meaſure Mercutio moft moſt muft muſt mynde myſelf night Nurfe NURSE obferved old copy paffage payd pleaſant pleaſure prefent quarto quoth Rape of Lucrece reafon reft Romeo Romeus and Juliet ſay Shakspeare ſhall ſhe ſpeak ſtay STEEVENS teares tell thee thefe theſe theyr thofe thoſe thou art thouſand tranflation Tybalt ufed unto uſed whilft whofe wife word wyfe