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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Page 17
... those that turn'd their backs ; and , in his flight , Stumbling in fear , was took . The fum of all Is , that the king hath won ; and hath sent out A speedy power , to encounter you , my lord , Under the conduct of young Lancaster , And ...
... those that turn'd their backs ; and , in his flight , Stumbling in fear , was took . The fum of all Is , that the king hath won ; and hath sent out A speedy power , to encounter you , my lord , Under the conduct of young Lancaster , And ...
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... those who had too much fenfe to confult him , as a monument of the folly of his patients , he retired with a princely fortune , and perhaps is now indulging a hearty laugh at the expence of English . credulity . STEEVENS . to gird at me ...
... those who had too much fenfe to confult him , as a monument of the folly of his patients , he retired with a princely fortune , and perhaps is now indulging a hearty laugh at the expence of English . credulity . STEEVENS . to gird at me ...
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... those who have been engaged in long attendance on a printing - houfe ; and those to whom my remark appears obfcure , need not to lament their ig norance , as this kind of knowledge is ufually purchased at the expence of much time ...
... those who have been engaged in long attendance on a printing - houfe ; and those to whom my remark appears obfcure , need not to lament their ig norance , as this kind of knowledge is ufually purchased at the expence of much time ...
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... those that were the peach- colour'd ones ? or to bear the inventory of thy fhirts ; as , one for fuperfluity , and one other for ufe ? —but that , the tennis - court - keeper knows bet- ter than I ; for it is a low ebb of linen with ...
... those that were the peach- colour'd ones ? or to bear the inventory of thy fhirts ; as , one for fuperfluity , and one other for ufe ? —but that , the tennis - court - keeper knows bet- ter than I ; for it is a low ebb of linen with ...
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... those two things , I confefs , I cannot help . By the mafs , here comes Bardolph . 2 P. HEN . And the boy that I gave Falstaff : he had him from me christian ; and look , if the fat villain have not transform'd him ape . Enter BARDOLPH ...
... those two things , I confefs , I cannot help . By the mafs , here comes Bardolph . 2 P. HEN . And the boy that I gave Falstaff : he had him from me christian ; and look , if the fat villain have not transform'd him ape . Enter BARDOLPH ...
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againſt alfo ancient anſwer BARD Bardolph becauſe blood called caufe Dauphin death defire doth duke duke of Burgundy earl English Enter Exeunt expreffion faid Falſtaff fame father fays fcene fecond feems fenfe ferve fhall fhould fhow fignifies fince firft firſt foldiers folio fome foul fpeak fpeech fpirit France French ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fword Glofter grace Harfleur hath Henry IV himſelf Holinfhed honour JOHNSON King Henry King Henry VI knight laft loft lord mafter majefty MALONE means moft moſt muft muſt obferved old copy perfon phrafe PIST Piſtol play pleaſe Pope prefent prifoners prince quarto reafon Reignier Richard Plantagenet ſay ſcene Shakspeare SHAL ſhall Sir Dagonet Sir John Sir John Oldcastle Sir Thomas Hanmer ſpeak STEEVENS Talbot thee thefe themſelves THEOBALD theſe thofe thoſe thou ufed unto uſed WARBURTON whofe Whoſe word
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Page 243 - I know thee not, old man: Fall to thy prayers ; How ill white hairs become a fool, and jester!
Page 118 - There is a history in all men's lives, Figuring the nature of the times deceased ; The which observed, a man may prophesy, With a near aim, of the main chance of things As yet not come to life, which in their seeds And weak beginnings lie intreasured.
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Page 113 - With deafning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly," death itself awakes ? Can'st thou, O partial sleep ! give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude ; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
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Page 111 - Wilt thou upon the high and giddy mast Seal up the ship-boy's eyes, and rock his brains In cradle of the rude imperious surge, And in the visitation of the winds, Who take the ruffian billows by the top, Curling their monstrous heads, and hanging them With deafening clamour in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly, death itself awakes...