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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... such person being convicted shall fuffer death . " This law was repealed in our own time . Thus , in the time of Shakspeare , was the doctrine of witch- craft at once established by law and by the fashion , and it be- came not only ...
... such person being convicted shall fuffer death . " This law was repealed in our own time . Thus , in the time of Shakspeare , was the doctrine of witch- craft at once established by law and by the fashion , and it be- came not only ...
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... such a tempeft in the sea , as a greater hath not bene seene , " & c . STEEVENS . • Paddock calls : - & c . ] This , with the two following lines , is given in the folio to the three Witches . Some preceding edi- tors have appropriated ...
... such a tempeft in the sea , as a greater hath not bene seene , " & c . STEEVENS . • Paddock calls : - & c . ] This , with the two following lines , is given in the folio to the three Witches . Some preceding edi- tors have appropriated ...
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... such a stroke . It is remarkable , that Milton ,. who in his youth read and imitated our poet much , particularly in his Comus , was misled by this corrupt reading . For in the manuscript of that poem , in Trinity - College library ...
... such a stroke . It is remarkable , that Milton ,. who in his youth read and imitated our poet much , particularly in his Comus , was misled by this corrupt reading . For in the manuscript of that poem , in Trinity - College library ...
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... such a practice . I fufpect that the poet wrote- 9 Who is't comes here ? or - But who comes here ? So Should he look , STEEVENS . That seems to speak things strange . ] The meaning of this passage , as it now stands , is , so should he ...
... such a practice . I fufpect that the poet wrote- 9 Who is't comes here ? or - But who comes here ? So Should he look , STEEVENS . That seems to speak things strange . ] The meaning of this passage , as it now stands , is , so should he ...
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... such a defi- ciency , is , that though the hands and feet , by an easy change , might be converted into the four paws of a beast , there was still no part about a woman which corresponded with the length of tail common to almost all our ...
... such a defi- ciency , is , that though the hands and feet , by an easy change , might be converted into the four paws of a beast , there was still no part about a woman which corresponded with the length of tail common to almost all our ...
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