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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr. of ... - Page x
by William Shakespeare - 1768
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...juft repi dentitions of gener:! nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few oniy can judge how nearly they are copied. The irregular...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft 5 the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1801 - 454 pages
...the favour of his countrymen. | Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but jufl reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...the mind can only repofe on the ftability of truth. Shakefpeare is, above all writers, at leaft above all modern writers, the poet of nature ; the poet...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...which the common fatiety of life fends us all in queft ; the pleafures of fudden wonder are foon exhaufted, and the mind can only repofe on the ftability...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest; the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the mind...
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The Dramatick Works of William Shakespeare: Printed Complete, with D. Samuel ...

William Shakespeare - 1802 - 422 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can pleafe many, and pleafe long, but juft reprefentations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...awhile, by that novelty of which the common fatiety pf life fends us all in queft ; but the pleafures of iudden wonder are foon cxhnufted, and the mind...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight a while, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; but the pleasures...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 pages
...kept the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest ; but the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...long, but just represen* " Est vetus atque probus, centum qui perficit annos." //or. Steevent. tations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest; the pleasures of sudden wonder are soonexhausted, and the mind...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...please long, but just represcn* " Est vetus atque probus, centum qui perficit annos." Hor. tations of general nature. Particular manners can be known...can judge how nearly they are copied. The irregular combmations of fanciful invention may delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of...
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