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" Notes are often necessary, but they are necessary evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakespeare and who desires to feel the highest pleasure that the drama can give read every play from the first scene to the last, with utter... "
The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: Philological tracts. Political essays ... - Page 133
by Samuel Johnson - 1792
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the...commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not (loop at correction or explanation. When his attention is ftrongly engaged, let it difdain alike to...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Eight Volumes: With the ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson - English drama - 1765 - 678 pages
...neceflary, but they are necefiary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Sbakefpeare, and who defires to feel the higheft pleafure that...commentators. When his fancy is once on the wing, let it not (loop at correction or explanation. "When his attention isftrongly engaged, let it diidain alike to...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...necefiary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Sbakefpeare, and who defirrs to feel the higheft pleafure that the drama can give,...with utter negligence of all his commentators. When liis fancy is once on the wing, let it not ftoop at correction or explanation. When his attention is...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the powers of Shakefpeare, and who delires to feel the higbeft pleafure that the drama can give, read every play, from the firft fcene...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 412 pages
...where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often necefiary, but they arc ncceflary Evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the Powers...the Drama can give, read every Play, from the firft Scene to the laft, with utter Negligence of all his Commentators. When his Fancy is once on the Wing,...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces. ...

1774 - 372 pages
...where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary Evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the Powers...Pleafure that the Drama can give, read every Play, from 1 the rirft Scene to the laft, with utter Negligence of all his Commentators. When his Fancy is once...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...neceflary, but they aie neceflary Evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the Powers of Shakefpcare, and who defires to feel the higheft Pleafure that...the Drama can give, read every Play, from the firft Scene to the laft, with utter Negligence of all his Commentators. When his Fancy is once on the Wing,...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary Evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the Powers...of Shakefpeare, and who defires to feel the higheft Pleafurethat the Drama cangive, read every Play, from the firft Scene to the laft, with utter Negligence...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 392 pages
...neceflary, but they are neceflaiy Evils. Let him that is yet unacquainted with the Powers ef Shake/peart, and who defires to feel the higheft Pleafure that...the Drama can give, read every Play, from the firft Scene to the laft, with utter Negligence of all his Commentators. When his Fancy is once on the Wing,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...where others have faid enough, I have faid no more. Notes are often neceflary, but they are neceflary evils. Let him, that is yet unacquainted with the...higheft pleafure that the drama can give, read every i play, from the firft fcene to the laft, with utter negligence of all his commentators. When his fancy...
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