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 xix
Shakespeare with his excellencies has likewise fauits , and faults sufficient to ob !
cure and overwhelm any other merit . I shall fhew them in the proportion in which
they appear to me , without envious malignicy or superstitious veneration .
Shakespeare with his excellencies has likewise fauits , and faults sufficient to ob !
cure and overwhelm any other merit . I shall fhew them in the proportion in which
they appear to me , without envious malignicy or superstitious veneration .
الصفحة xx
This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty
to make the world better , and justice is a virtue independant on time or place .
The plots are often fo loosely formed , that a very Night consideration may
improve ...
This fault the barbarity of his age cannot extenuate ; for it is always a writer's duty
to make the world better , and justice is a virtue independant on time or place .
The plots are often fo loosely formed , that a very Night consideration may
improve ...
الصفحة xlvi
The faults of ali are indeed numerous and gross , and have not only corrupted
many passages perhaps beyond recovery , but have brought others into
suspicion , which are oniy ob ! cured by obsolete phraseology , or by the writer's ...
The faults of ali are indeed numerous and gross , and have not only corrupted
many passages perhaps beyond recovery , but have brought others into
suspicion , which are oniy ob ! cured by obsolete phraseology , or by the writer's ...
الصفحة lviii
The notes which I have borrowed or written are either illustrative , by which
difficulties are explained ; or judicial , by which faults and beauties are remarked ;
or emendatory , by which depravations are corrected . The explanations
transcribed ...
The notes which I have borrowed or written are either illustrative , by which
difficulties are explained ; or judicial , by which faults and beauties are remarked ;
or emendatory , by which depravations are corrected . The explanations
transcribed ...
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And Lipfius could complain , that criticks were making faults , by trying to remove
them , Ut olim viliis , ita nunc remediis laboratur . And indeed , where mere
conjecture is to be used , the emendations of Scaliger and Liffius ,
notwithstanding ...
And Lipfius could complain , that criticks were making faults , by trying to remove
them , Ut olim viliis , ita nunc remediis laboratur . And indeed , where mere
conjecture is to be used , the emendations of Scaliger and Liffius ,
notwithstanding ...
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able action ancient appear attention authour becauſe believe cenſure characters comedy common commonly conjecture conſidered continued copies corrupted criticiſm criticks deſign dialogue diligence diſcovered diſtinction drama eaſily eaſy edition editor elegance emendations endeavoured Engliſh excellence exhibited fame faults firſt follows force give given greater himſelf hiſtory hope human ignorance imagination imitation incidents inſtruct juſt knowledge known labour language laſt learning meaning mind modes moſt muſt nature neceſſary never notes obſcure obſerved opinion original particular paſſages performance perhaps Plautus plays pleaſe pleaſure poet Pope praiſe preſent preſerved principles produced publiſhed reader reaſon received repreſented reſt ſame ſay ſcenes ſeems ſentiments Shakeſpeare ſhould ſome ſometimes ſtage ſtate ſtudy ſuch ſuffered ſufficient ſuppoſe theſe thing thoſe thought tion tragedy truth unities uſe whole writer written