The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Twenty-one Volumes. With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added NotesJ. Nichols and son, 1813 |
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... the arrangement of his numerous scarce Tracts . His collection of books , which were chiefly English , was perhaps one of the most extensive in that kind that any private individual ever possessed ; and he had ADVERTISEMENT . vii.
... the arrangement of his numerous scarce Tracts . His collection of books , which were chiefly English , was perhaps one of the most extensive in that kind that any private individual ever possessed ; and he had ADVERTISEMENT . vii.
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... kind at large , the mild , benevolent Daniel Braithwaite , esq . late comptroller of the Foreign Post - office , who has frequently beguiled him into an agreeable saunter of near twenty miles , to his delightful retreat in the pleasant ...
... kind at large , the mild , benevolent Daniel Braithwaite , esq . late comptroller of the Foreign Post - office , who has frequently beguiled him into an agreeable saunter of near twenty miles , to his delightful retreat in the pleasant ...
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... kind of respect due to the me mory of excellent men , especially of those whom their wit and learning have made famous , to de- liver some account of themselves , as well as their works , to posterity . For this reason , how fond do we ...
... kind of respect due to the me mory of excellent men , especially of those whom their wit and learning have made famous , to de- liver some account of themselves , as well as their works , to posterity . For this reason , how fond do we ...
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... kind of settlement he conti- nued for some time , till an extravagance that he was guilty of forced him both out of his country , and that way of living which he had taken up ; and though it seemed at first to be a blemish upon his good ...
... kind of settlement he conti- nued for some time , till an extravagance that he was guilty of forced him both out of his country , and that way of living which he had taken up ; and though it seemed at first to be a blemish upon his good ...
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... kind , to see and know what was the first essay of a fancy like Shakspeare's . Perhaps we are not to look for his beginnings , like those of other authors , among their least perfect writings ; art had so little , and nature so large a ...
... kind , to see and know what was the first essay of a fancy like Shakspeare's . Perhaps we are not to look for his beginnings , like those of other authors , among their least perfect writings ; art had so little , and nature so large a ...
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