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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 Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1810 - 486 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 Works of William Shakespeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manner can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...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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Historical and critical matter The tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry ...

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 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 Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine Volumes, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pages
...Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manner can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge...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 dramatic works of William Shakspeare. Whittingham's ed, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...the favour of his country men. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations or general nature. Particular manners can be known to...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends HS all in quest ; but the pleasures 01 sudden wonder arc soon exhausted, and...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...the favour of his countrymen. Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations ot general nature, Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can jndge how nearly they are copied. I in- irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight awhile,...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 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 Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 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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Elegant extracts, Volume 55

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 1082 pages
...his countrymen. Nothing can please many and fleue long, but just representations of generĀ»l natnre. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore...delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all is quest ; but the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.

Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...kept the favour of his COtatrymen. 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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