The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 14J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... stage in the year 1680 , under the title of The Miferies of Civil War . Surely the works of Shakspeare could have been little read at that period ; for Crowne , in his Prologue , declares the play to be entirely his own composition ...
... stage in the year 1680 , under the title of The Miferies of Civil War . Surely the works of Shakspeare could have been little read at that period ; for Crowne , in his Prologue , declares the play to be entirely his own composition ...
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... stage by the Duke of York , the present speaker . Shakspeare was led into this inconsistency by the author of the original plays : if indeed there was but one au- thor , for this circumstance might lead us to suspect that the first and ...
... stage by the Duke of York , the present speaker . Shakspeare was led into this inconsistency by the author of the original plays : if indeed there was but one au- thor , for this circumstance might lead us to suspect that the first and ...
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... stage foon after the year 1590. MALONE . 9 -like a wither'd shrub ; ] So the folio . The quartos- like a wither'd shrimp . STEEVENS . I unlick'd bear - whelp , ] It was an opinion which , in spite of its absurdity , prevailed long ...
... stage foon after the year 1590. MALONE . 9 -like a wither'd shrub ; ] So the folio . The quartos- like a wither'd shrimp . STEEVENS . I unlick'd bear - whelp , ] It was an opinion which , in spite of its absurdity , prevailed long ...
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... stage direction in the folio , [ Four ftand on one fide , and four on the other . ] is sufficient proof that the play , as exhibited there , was printed from a stage copy . I suppose these eight im- portant personages were attendants ...
... stage direction in the folio , [ Four ftand on one fide , and four on the other . ] is sufficient proof that the play , as exhibited there , was printed from a stage copy . I suppose these eight im- portant personages were attendants ...
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... stage when Edward says : " And towards Coventry bend we our course , " Where peremptory Warwick now remains . " M. MASON . This scene in the original play follows immediately after Henry's observation on young Richmond , which is in the ...
... stage when Edward says : " And towards Coventry bend we our course , " Where peremptory Warwick now remains . " M. MASON . This scene in the original play follows immediately after Henry's observation on young Richmond , which is in the ...
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almoſt alſo anſwer battle becauſe blood brother BUCK Buckingham Cateſby cauſe circumſtance CLAR Clarence Clifford crown curſe daughter death doth DUCH Duke of York Earl Earl of Richmond ELIZ Engliſh Enter Exeunt faid falſe fame father firſt flain folio fome foul fuch Glofter grace Grey Haftings HAST Haſtings hath heart Holinſhed horſe houſe Houses of Yorke JOHNSON King Edward King Henry King Henry VI King Richard King Richard III laſt lord loſe MALONE Margaret Meſſenger moſt MURD muſt myſelf obſerved old play paſſage perſon pleaſe preſent prince quarto queen Rape of Lucrece reaſon reſt RICH Richmond ſame ſays ſcene ſecond ſee ſeems ſenſe ſet Shakſpeare Shakſpeare's ſhall ſhe ſhould ſhow ſome ſon ſpeak ſpeech ſtage ſtand ſtate ſtay STEEVENS ſtill ſubject ſuch ſuppoſe ſweet thee theſe thoſe thou unto uſed Warwick whoſe word