The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 10J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... strange aukward ftroke that could unrip him upwards from the navel to the chaps . But Shakspeare certainly wrote : -he unfeam'd him from the nape to the chaps . i . e . cut his skull in two ; which might be done by a High- lander's ...
... strange aukward ftroke that could unrip him upwards from the navel to the chaps . But Shakspeare certainly wrote : -he unfeam'd him from the nape to the chaps . i . e . cut his skull in two ; which might be done by a High- lander's ...
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... strange.9 7 Enter Rosse . ] The old copy - Enter Roffe and Angus : but as only the name of Roffe is spoken to , or ... strange . ] The meaning of this passage , as it now stands , is , so should he look , that looks as if he told ...
... strange.9 7 Enter Rosse . ] The old copy - Enter Roffe and Angus : but as only the name of Roffe is spoken to , or ... strange . ] The meaning of this passage , as it now stands , is , so should he look , that looks as if he told ...
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... strange . He looks like one that is big with fomething of importance ; a metaphor so natural that it is every day used in common dif- course . JoHNSON . Mr. M. Mason observes , that the meaning of Lenox is , " So should he look , who ...
... strange . He looks like one that is big with fomething of importance ; a metaphor so natural that it is every day used in common dif- course . JoHNSON . Mr. M. Mason observes , that the meaning of Lenox is , " So should he look , who ...
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... strange intelligence ? or why Upon this blasted heath you ftop our way With fuch prophetick greeting ? - Speak , I charge you . [ Witches vanish . BAN . The earth hath bubbles , as the water has , And these are of them : -Whither are ...
... strange intelligence ? or why Upon this blasted heath you ftop our way With fuch prophetick greeting ? - Speak , I charge you . [ Witches vanish . BAN . The earth hath bubbles , as the water has , And these are of them : -Whither are ...
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... Strange images of death . As thick as tale , 3 3 - - As thick as tale , ) Meaning , that the news came as thick as a tale can travel with the post . Or we may read , per- haps , yet better : -As thick as tale , Came post with post ...
... Strange images of death . As thick as tale , 3 3 - - As thick as tale , ) Meaning , that the news came as thick as a tale can travel with the post . Or we may read , per- haps , yet better : -As thick as tale , Came post with post ...
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