The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 17J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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Page 24
... signifying either arable lands , or the instruments of husbandry used in tilling them . Earing signifies plowing both here and in page 48. So , in Genesis , c . xlv : " Yet there are five years , in the which there shall neither be ...
... signifying either arable lands , or the instruments of husbandry used in tilling them . Earing signifies plowing both here and in page 48. So , in Genesis , c . xlv : " Yet there are five years , in the which there shall neither be ...
Page 27
... signification in this place ; it does not denote power , but inclination . The sense is , the hand that drove her off would now willingly pluck her back again . HEATH . I must from this enchanting queen break off ; Ten SC . II . ANTONY ...
... signification in this place ; it does not denote power , but inclination . The sense is , the hand that drove her off would now willingly pluck her back again . HEATH . I must from this enchanting queen break off ; Ten SC . II . ANTONY ...
Page 45
... signifies omission , or non - performance : " Mark , and perform it . See'st thou ? for the fail " Of any point in't , shall not only be " Death to thyself , " & c . Yet , on the whole , I prefer Mr. Malone's conjecture . STEEVENS . So ...
... signifies omission , or non - performance : " Mark , and perform it . See'st thou ? for the fail " Of any point in't , shall not only be " Death to thyself , " & c . Yet , on the whole , I prefer Mr. Malone's conjecture . STEEVENS . So ...
Page 55
... signifying , lean for want , ill fed . Edwards's observation , that a worn - out horse is not proper for Atlas to mount in battle , is impertinent ; the horse here mentioned seems to be a post - horse , rather than a war - horse . Yet ...
... signifying , lean for want , ill fed . Edwards's observation , that a worn - out horse is not proper for Atlas to mount in battle , is impertinent ; the horse here mentioned seems to be a post - horse , rather than a war - horse . Yet ...
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... signify that the attendants on Cleopatra looked observantly into her eyes , to catch her meaning , without giving her the trouble of verbal explanation . Shakspeare has a phrase as uncommon , in another play : " Sweats in the eye of ...
... signify that the attendants on Cleopatra looked observantly into her eyes , to catch her meaning , without giving her the trouble of verbal explanation . Shakspeare has a phrase as uncommon , in another play : " Sweats in the eye of ...
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