The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 12J. Johnson, 1803 |
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Page 11
... poor jade ] Poor jade is ufed , not in contempt , but in compaffion . Poor jade means the horse wearied with his journey . Jade , however , feems anciently to have fignified what we now call a hackney ; a beast employed in drudgery ...
... poor jade ] Poor jade is ufed , not in contempt , but in compaffion . Poor jade means the horse wearied with his journey . Jade , however , feems anciently to have fignified what we now call a hackney ; a beast employed in drudgery ...
Page 34
... poor as Job , my lord ; but not fo patient your lordship may minifter the potion of imprisonment to me , in refpect of poverty ; but how I fhould be your patient to follow your pre- fcriptions , the wife may make fome dram of a fcruple ...
... poor as Job , my lord ; but not fo patient your lordship may minifter the potion of imprisonment to me , in refpect of poverty ; but how I fhould be your patient to follow your pre- fcriptions , the wife may make fome dram of a fcruple ...
Page 36
... poor quibble upon the word war , which fignifies increase as well as the matter of the honey- comb . JOHNSON . The fame quibble has already occurred in Love's Labour's Loft , A & V. fc . ii : " That was the way to make his godhead war ...
... poor quibble upon the word war , which fignifies increase as well as the matter of the honey- comb . JOHNSON . The fame quibble has already occurred in Love's Labour's Loft , A & V. fc . ii : " That was the way to make his godhead war ...
Page 50
... poor lone woman to bear : i . e . a hundred mark is a good round fum for a poor widow to venture on truft . THEOBALD . for a poor lone woman to bear : and I 50 SECOND PART OF.
... poor lone woman to bear : i . e . a hundred mark is a good round fum for a poor widow to venture on truft . THEOBALD . for a poor lone woman to bear : and I 50 SECOND PART OF.
Page 51
... poor lone woman to bear : and I have borne , and borne , and borne ; and have been fubbed off , and fubbed off , and fubbed off , from this day to that day , that it is a fhame to be thought on . There is no honefty in fuch dealing ...
... poor lone woman to bear : and I have borne , and borne , and borne ; and have been fubbed off , and fubbed off , and fubbed off , from this day to that day , that it is a fhame to be thought on . There is no honefty in fuch dealing ...
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againſt alfo allufion ancient anſwer BARD Bardolph battle of Agincourt becauſe called captain cauſe coufin defire doth Duke Earl edition Engliſh Exeunt expreffion faid Falſtaff fame fays fcene fecond feems fenfe ferve fhall fhould fhow fignifies fince fir John firft firſt Fluellen foldier folio following paffage fome foul fpeak fpeech fpirit France French ftand ftill fubject fuch fuppofe fword Harfleur hath Henry VI himſelf Holinfhed honour horſe humour JOHNSON Juftice King Henry King Henry IV knight lord mafter majefty MALONE means merry moft moſt muft muſt obferved old copy paffage perfon Piftol PIST play pleaſe POINS Pope prefent prince purpoſe quarto reaſon Richard II ſay ſcene ſeems ſenſe Shakspeare SHAL ſhall Sir Dagonet Sir John Oldcastle ſpeak STEEVENS thee thefe themſelves THEOBALD theſe thoſe thou thouſand uſed WARBURTON whofe whoſe word