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..H. Baldwin, 1793 - English drama |
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... . + ' Tis now ftruck twelve ; ] I ftrongly fufpect that the true reading is - new ftruck & c . So , in Romeo and Juliet , A & t I. fc . i : " But new ftruck nine . " STEEVENS . BER . Well , good night . If you do B 3 HAM L ...
... . + ' Tis now ftruck twelve ; ] I ftrongly fufpect that the true reading is - new ftruck & c . So , in Romeo and Juliet , A & t I. fc . i : " But new ftruck nine . " STEEVENS . BER . Well , good night . If you do B 3 HAM L ...
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... reading , viz . that " the king had given no occafion for fuch a reflection . A jingle of the fame fort is found in Mother Bombie , 1594 , and feems to have been proverbial , as I have met with it more than once : “ —————— the nearer we ...
... reading , viz . that " the king had given no occafion for fuch a reflection . A jingle of the fame fort is found in Mother Bombie , 1594 , and feems to have been proverbial , as I have met with it more than once : “ —————— the nearer we ...
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... reading is ex fide codicis , and that is enough . WARBURTON . I do not admire the repetition of the word , but it has fo much of our author's manner , that I find no temptation to recede from the old copies . JOHNSON . The meaning of ...
... reading is ex fide codicis , and that is enough . WARBURTON . I do not admire the repetition of the word , but it has fo much of our author's manner , that I find no temptation to recede from the old copies . JOHNSON . The meaning of ...
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... reading , i . e . that he had not reftrained fuicide by bis exprefs law and peremptory prohibition . THEOBALD . There are yet those who suppose the old reading to be the true How weary , ftale , flat , and unprofitable Seem D 2 PRINCE ...
... reading , i . e . that he had not reftrained fuicide by bis exprefs law and peremptory prohibition . THEOBALD . There are yet those who suppose the old reading to be the true How weary , ftale , flat , and unprofitable Seem D 2 PRINCE ...
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... reading , copied from the players in fome of the modern editions , for want of understanding the poet , whofe text is corrupt in the old impreffions : all of which that I have had the fortune to fee , concur in reading : -fo loving to ...
... reading , copied from the players in fome of the modern editions , for want of understanding the poet , whofe text is corrupt in the old impreffions : all of which that I have had the fortune to fee , concur in reading : -fo loving to ...
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Page 519 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.
Page 52 - Are most select and generous, chief in that. Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Page 533 - O curse of marriage, That we can call these delicate creatures ours, And not their appetites ! I had rather be a toad, And live upon the vapour of a dungeon, Than keep a corner in the thing I love For others
Page 120 - In form and moving how express and admirable ! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world! The paragon of animals! And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me, — no, nor woman neither, though by your smiling you seem to say so.
Page 60 - The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse, Keeps wassail, and the swaggering up-spring reels ; And, as he drains his draughts of Rhenish down, The kettle-drum and trumpet thus bray out The triumph of his pledge.
Page 342 - tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now ; if it be not now, yet it will come : the readiness is all : Since no man, of aught he leaves, knows, what is't to leave betimes ?
Page 178 - Nay, do not think I flatter; For what advancement may I hope from thee, That no revenue hast but thy good spirits To feed and clothe thee? Why should the poor be flatter'd? No; let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee Where thrift may follow fawning.
Page 527 - Where virtue is, these are more virtuous : Nor from mine own weak merits will I draw The smallest fear or doubt of her revolt ; For she had eyes, and chose me. No, lago ; I'll see before I doubt ; when I doubt, prove ; And on the proof, there is no more but this, — Away at once with love or jealousy ! lago.
Page 39 - ... uncle, My father's brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month, Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her galled eyes, She married.
Page 631 - I'll smell it on the tree. — • [Kissing her. O balmy breath, that dost almost persuade Justice to break her sword ! — One more, one more. — Be thus when thou art dead, and I will kill thee, And love thee after : — One more, and this the last : So sweet was ne'er so fatal.