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THEOBALD . Hall , Holinshed , Stowe , & c . are closely followed not only in the
conduct , but sometimes in the very expressions throughout the following
historical dramas ; viz . Macbeth , this play , Richard 11 . Henry IV . two parts ,
Henry V.
THEOBALD . Hall , Holinshed , Stowe , & c . are closely followed not only in the
conduct , but sometimes in the very expressions throughout the following
historical dramas ; viz . Macbeth , this play , Richard 11 . Henry IV . two parts ,
Henry V.
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William Shakespeare George Steevens. King John : Prince Henry , bis fon ;
afterwards King Henry III . Arthur , Duke of Bretagne , fon of Geffrey , late Duke )
of Bretagne , the elder brother of King John . William Mareshall , Earl of
Pembroke .
William Shakespeare George Steevens. King John : Prince Henry , bis fon ;
afterwards King Henry III . Arthur , Duke of Bretagne , fon of Geffrey , late Duke )
of Bretagne , the elder brother of King John . William Mareshall , Earl of
Pembroke .
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And Glofter , in K. Lear says , “ The trick of that voice I do well remember . ” M.
Mason , Our author often uses this phrase , and generally in the sense of a
peculiar air or cast of countenance or feature . So , in K. Henry VI . Part I : “ That
thou art ...
And Glofter , in K. Lear says , “ The trick of that voice I do well remember . ” M.
Mason , Our author often uses this phrase , and generally in the sense of a
peculiar air or cast of countenance or feature . So , in K. Henry VI . Part I : “ That
thou art ...
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It is a common opinion , that Plantagenet was the surname of the royal house of
England , from the time of King Henry II .; but it is , as Camden observes in his
Remaines , 1614 , a popular mistake . Plantagenet was not a family name , but a
...
It is a common opinion , that Plantagenet was the surname of the royal house of
England , from the time of King Henry II .; but it is , as Camden observes in his
Remaines , 1614 , a popular mistake . Plantagenet was not a family name , but a
...
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MALONE . The emendation ( talk ) may be justified by the following pallage in
King Henry IV . P. 1 : « How show'd his talking ? feem'd it in contempt ? " Again ,
in King Henry V : “ That task our thoughts concerning us and France . ”
STEEVENS .
MALONE . The emendation ( talk ) may be justified by the following pallage in
King Henry IV . P. 1 : « How show'd his talking ? feem'd it in contempt ? " Again ,
in King Henry V : “ That task our thoughts concerning us and France . ”
STEEVENS .
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Page 126 - To gild refined gold, to paint the lily, To throw a perfume on the violet, To smooth the ice, or add another hue Unto the rainbow, or with taper-light To seek the beauteous eye of heaven to garnish, Is wasteful, and ridiculous excess.
Page 112 - Grief fills the room up of my absent child, Lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, Puts on his pretty looks, repeats his words, Remembers me of all his gracious parts, Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form; Then, have I reason to be fond of grief ? Fare you well: had you such a loss as I, I could give better comfort than you do.
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Page 120 - I knit my handkerchief about your brows, (The best I had ; a princess wrought it me,) And I did never ask it you again ; And with my hand at midnight held your head ; And, like the watchful minutes to the hour, Still and anon cheered up the heavy time ; Saying, What lack you ? and, Where lies your grief?
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakspeare. In Fifteen Volumes: King John. Richard II. Henry IV, pt. I Volume 8 of The Plays of William Shakspeare. In Fifteen Volumes: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators. To which are Added, Notes by Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England) |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Editor | George Steevens |
| Contributors | Henry Baldwin, Charles Dilly, Joseph Johnson, Thomas Vernor, Thomas Longman, B. Law and Son |
| Publisher | H. Baldwin, 1793 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 12 Sep 2007 |
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