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Pope , The edition of 1611 has no mention of Rowley , nor in the account of
Rowley ' s works is any mention made of his conjunction with Shakspeare in any
play . King John was reprinted in two parts in 1622 . The first edition that I have
found ...
Pope , The edition of 1611 has no mention of Rowley , nor in the account of
Rowley ' s works is any mention made of his conjunction with Shakspeare in any
play . King John was reprinted in two parts in 1622 . The first edition that I have
found ...
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The instances that are found in the original editions of our author ' s plays , in
which on is printed instead of one , are so numerous , that there cannot , in my
apprehension , be the smallest doubt that one is the true reading in the line
before us .
The instances that are found in the original editions of our author ' s plays , in
which on is printed instead of one , are so numerous , that there cannot , in my
apprehension , be the smallest doubt that one is the true reading in the line
before us .
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In a word then , the true original of the blunder was this : the editors , before Mr .
Pope , had taken their editions from the folios ... But Mr . Pope , who carefully
examined the first printed plays in quarto ( very much to the advantage of his
edition ) ...
In a word then , the true original of the blunder was this : the editors , before Mr .
Pope , had taken their editions from the folios ... But Mr . Pope , who carefully
examined the first printed plays in quarto ( very much to the advantage of his
edition ) ...
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Steevens . This word is used in the same sense in the old interlude of Tom Tyler
and his Wife , 1598 : “ But I bridled a colt of a contrarie haire , ” MALONE . 3 we of
the offering fide - ] All the latter editions read offending , but all the older copies ...
Steevens . This word is used in the same sense in the old interlude of Tom Tyler
and his Wife , 1598 : “ But I bridled a colt of a contrarie haire , ” MALONE . 3 we of
the offering fide - ] All the latter editions read offending , but all the older copies ...
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tis not well , 9 AX V . ] It seems proper to be remarked , that in the editions printed
while the author lived , this play is not broken into Acts . The division which was
made by the players in the first folio , seems commodious enough ; but , being ...
tis not well , 9 AX V . ] It seems proper to be remarked , that in the editions printed
while the author lived , this play is not broken into Acts . The division which was
made by the players in the first folio , seems commodious enough ; but , being ...
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| Title | King John ; King Richard II ; King Henry IV, part 1 Volume 8 of The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes : with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Contributors | Thomas Longman, E. and S. Harding |
| Publisher | T. Longman ... [and 31 others], 1793 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 17 Jan 2008 |
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