Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..J. and R. Tonson, H. Woodfall, J. Rivington, R. Baldwin, L. Hawes, Clark and Collins, T. Longman, W. Johnston, T. Caslon, C. Corbet, T. Lownds, and the executors of B. Dodd., 1765 - 72 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة xi
... Pope , that every speech may be affigned to the proper fpeaker , because many speeches there are which have nothing characteristical ; but , perhaps , though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon , it will be difficult to find ...
... Pope , that every speech may be affigned to the proper fpeaker , because many speeches there are which have nothing characteristical ; but , perhaps , though fome may be equally adapted to every perfon , it will be difficult to find ...
الصفحة xx
... poffi bility . Thefe faults Pope has endeavoured , with more zeal than judgment , to transfer to his imagined interpolators . We need not wonder to find Helor quoting quoting Ariftotle , when we fee the loves of Thefeus XX PREFACE .
... poffi bility . Thefe faults Pope has endeavoured , with more zeal than judgment , to transfer to his imagined interpolators . We need not wonder to find Helor quoting quoting Ariftotle , when we fee the loves of Thefeus XX PREFACE .
الصفحة xxxviii
... Pope , but it is often fuch knowledge as books did not fupply . He that will understand Shakespeare , muft not be content to study him in the clofet , he must look for his meaning fometimes among the fports of the field , and fome ...
... Pope , but it is often fuch knowledge as books did not fupply . He that will understand Shakespeare , muft not be content to study him in the clofet , he must look for his meaning fometimes among the fports of the field , and fome ...
الصفحة xlvii
... lications . The nation had been for many years content enough with Mr. Rowe's performance , when Mr. Pope made them acquainted with the true ftate of Shakespear's text , text , fhewed that it was extremely corrupt , and PREFACE . xlvii.
... lications . The nation had been for many years content enough with Mr. Rowe's performance , when Mr. Pope made them acquainted with the true ftate of Shakespear's text , text , fhewed that it was extremely corrupt , and PREFACE . xlvii.
الصفحة xlviii
... Pope feems to have thought unworthy of his abilities , being not able to fupprefs his contempt of the dull duty of an editor . He under- ftood but half his undertaking . The duty of a collator is indeed dull , yet , like other tedious ...
... Pope feems to have thought unworthy of his abilities , being not able to fupprefs his contempt of the dull duty of an editor . He under- ftood but half his undertaking . The duty of a collator is indeed dull , yet , like other tedious ...
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