“The” Plays of William Shakspeare ...J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... STEEVENS . The substituted word was first given by Sir W. D'Avenant , who , in his alteration of this play , has ... STEEVENS . -dry as hay : ] So , Spenser , in his Fairy Queen , B. III , c . ix : " But he is old and withered as ...
... STEEVENS . The substituted word was first given by Sir W. D'Avenant , who , in his alteration of this play , has ... STEEVENS . -dry as hay : ] So , Spenser , in his Fairy Queen , B. III , c . ix : " But he is old and withered as ...
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... STEEVENS . thane of Cawdor ! ] Dr. Johnson observes , in his Jour- ney to the Western Islands of Scotland , that part of Calder Castle , from which Macbeth drew his second title , is still re- maining . In one of his Letters , Vol . I ...
... STEEVENS . thane of Cawdor ! ] Dr. Johnson observes , in his Jour- ney to the Western Islands of Scotland , that part of Calder Castle , from which Macbeth drew his second title , is still re- maining . In one of his Letters , Vol . I ...
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... STEEVENS . JOHNSON . The old copy reads - Can post . The emendation is Mr. Rowe's . Dr. Johnson's explanation would be less exception- able , if the old copy had - As quick as tale . Thick applies but ill to tale , and seems rather to ...
... STEEVENS . JOHNSON . The old copy reads - Can post . The emendation is Mr. Rowe's . Dr. Johnson's explanation would be less exception- able , if the old copy had - As quick as tale . Thick applies but ill to tale , and seems rather to ...
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... Steevens remains in its full force ; for since he knew that " by Sinel's death he was thane of Glamis , " how can this salutation be considered as prophetic ? Or why should he afterwards say , with admiration , " GLAMIS , and thane of ...
... Steevens remains in its full force ; for since he knew that " by Sinel's death he was thane of Glamis , " how can this salutation be considered as prophetic ? Or why should he afterwards say , with admiration , " GLAMIS , and thane of ...
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... STEEVENS . -my dull brain was wrought With things forgotten . ] My head was worked , agitated , put into commotion . JOHNSON . So , in Othello : " Of one not easily jealous , but being wrought , " Perplex'd in the extreme . " * where ...
... STEEVENS . -my dull brain was wrought With things forgotten . ] My head was worked , agitated , put into commotion . JOHNSON . So , in Othello : " Of one not easily jealous , but being wrought , " Perplex'd in the extreme . " * where ...
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