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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... speech stands thus : Old . Very well , my lord , very well : -- I had not observed this , when I wrote my note to The First Part of Henry IV . concerning the tradition of Falstaff's character having been first called Oldcastle . This ...
... speech stands thus : Old . Very well , my lord , very well : -- I had not observed this , when I wrote my note to The First Part of Henry IV . concerning the tradition of Falstaff's character having been first called Oldcastle . This ...
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... speech crept into the first quarto copy , I have no doubt , merely from Old- castle being , behind the scenes , the familiar theatrical appellation of Falstaff , who was his stage - successor . All the actors , copyists , & c . were ...
... speech crept into the first quarto copy , I have no doubt , merely from Old- castle being , behind the scenes , the familiar theatrical appellation of Falstaff , who was his stage - successor . All the actors , copyists , & c . were ...
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... speech of the Chief Justice is somewhat in Falstaff's own style ; which verifies what he says of himself , " that all the world loved to gird at him , and that he was not only witty himself , but the cause that wit is in other men . ' M ...
... speech of the Chief Justice is somewhat in Falstaff's own style ; which verifies what he says of himself , " that all the world loved to gird at him , and that he was not only witty himself , but the cause that wit is in other men . ' M ...
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... speech , in the folio , con- cludes at - I cannot last ever . All the rest is restored from the quarto . A clear proof of the superior value of those editions , when compared with the publication of the players . STEEVENS . -you are too ...
... speech , in the folio , con- cludes at - I cannot last ever . All the rest is restored from the quarto . A clear proof of the superior value of those editions , when compared with the publication of the players . STEEVENS . -you are too ...
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... speech with St. Luke , xiv . 28 , & c . will find the former to have been wrought out of the latter . HENLEY . 6 at least , ] Perhaps we should read - at last . 1 STEEVENS . 7 Consent upon a sure foundation ; ] i . e . agree . So , in ...
... speech with St. Luke , xiv . 28 , & c . will find the former to have been wrought out of the latter . HENLEY . 6 at least , ] Perhaps we should read - at last . 1 STEEVENS . 7 Consent upon a sure foundation ; ] i . e . agree . So , in ...
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alludes ancient appears BARD Bardolph battle of Agincourt believe Ben Jonson blood brother called captain Constable of France crown dead death doth Duke Earl edition emendation England English Enter Exeter Exeunt Falstaff father Fluellen folio former France French give grace Harfleur hast hath heart heaven Henry VI Holinshed honour HOST humour JOHNSON Justice KATH King Henry King Henry IV king's kirtle knight lord Love's Labour's Lost majesty MALONE MASON master means merry never noble observed old copy old play Oldcastle peace perhaps PIST Pistol poet POINS Pope pray prince quarto RITSON says scene sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's SHAL Shallow signifies Sir Dagonet sir John sir John Falstaff Sir John Oldcastle soldier speak speech STEEVENS suppose sword tell thee THEOBALD thing Thomas thou thought unto valour WARBURTON Westmoreland word