The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 18J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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Page 8
... his own experience of the truth of that which we have related , in consequence of having been eye- witnesses to it . To approve in Shakspeare's age , signified to Sit down awhile ; HOR . Tush ! tush ! 8 ACT I. HAMLET ,
... his own experience of the truth of that which we have related , in consequence of having been eye- witnesses to it . To approve in Shakspeare's age , signified to Sit down awhile ; HOR . Tush ! tush ! 8 ACT I. HAMLET ,
Page 13
... signifies only the act of retaining shipwrights by giving them what was called prest money ( from pret , Fr. ) for holding themselves in readiness to be employed . Thus , Chapman , in his version of the second Book of Homer's Odyssey ...
... signifies only the act of retaining shipwrights by giving them what was called prest money ( from pret , Fr. ) for holding themselves in readiness to be employed . Thus , Chapman , in his version of the second Book of Homer's Odyssey ...
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... signified a scrupulous ex- amination into the state of the vessel and its stores . Respecting land - service , the same term implied a strict enquiry into the kingdom , that means of defence might be supplied where they were wanted ...
... signified a scrupulous ex- amination into the state of the vessel and its stores . Respecting land - service , the same term implied a strict enquiry into the kingdom , that means of defence might be supplied where they were wanted ...
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... signifies conspicuous , glaring . It is used in a somewhat similar sense in Timon of Athens : " O the fierce wretchedness that glory brings ! " Again , in King Henry VIII . we have " fierce vanities . " STEEVENS . 1 And prologue to the ...
... signifies conspicuous , glaring . It is used in a somewhat similar sense in Timon of Athens : " O the fierce wretchedness that glory brings ! " Again , in King Henry VIII . we have " fierce vanities . " STEEVENS . 1 And prologue to the ...
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... the thirteenth Book of Ho- mer's Odyssey : 661 Ulysses still " An eye directed to the eastern hill . ” Eastern and eastward , alike signify toward the east . STEEVENS . SCENE II . The same . A Room of State 26 ACT 1 . HAMLET ,
... the thirteenth Book of Ho- mer's Odyssey : 661 Ulysses still " An eye directed to the eastern hill . ” Eastern and eastward , alike signify toward the east . STEEVENS . SCENE II . The same . A Room of State 26 ACT 1 . HAMLET ,
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