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 xlv
... editions , the greater part were not published till about seven years after his
death , and the few which appeared in his life are apparently thrust into the world
without the care of the authour , and there . fore probably without his knowledge .
... editions , the greater part were not published till about seven years after his
death , and the few which appeared in his life are apparently thrust into the world
without the care of the authour , and there . fore probably without his knowledge .
الصفحة liii
Whoever considers ' the revolutions of learning , and the various questions of
greater or less impor : ance , upon which wit and reaton have exercised cheir
powers , mult C 3 $ must lament the unsuccessfulness of enquiry , and the Now ...
Whoever considers ' the revolutions of learning , and the various questions of
greater or less impor : ance , upon which wit and reaton have exercised cheir
powers , mult C 3 $ must lament the unsuccessfulness of enquiry , and the Now ...
الصفحة lviii
After the labours of all the edicors , I found many passages which appeared to me
likely to obstruct the greater number of readers , and thought it my duty to
facilitate their passage . It is impossible for an expositor not to write too little for
some ...
After the labours of all the edicors , I found many passages which appeared to me
likely to obstruct the greater number of readers , and thought it my duty to
facilitate their passage . It is impossible for an expositor not to write too little for
some ...
الصفحة lxi
Yet as the greater part of the plays are extant only in one copy , the peril must not
be avoided , nor the difficulty refused . Of the readings which this emulation of
amendment has hitherto produced , some from the labours of every publisher I ...
Yet as the greater part of the plays are extant only in one copy , the peril must not
be avoided , nor the difficulty refused . Of the readings which this emulation of
amendment has hitherto produced , some from the labours of every publisher I ...
الصفحة 11
The greater part of readers , instead of blaming us for passing trifes , will wonder
that on mere trifes fo much labour is expended , with such importance of debate ,
and such folemnity of diction . To these I answer with confidence , that they are ...
The greater part of readers , instead of blaming us for passing trifes , will wonder
that on mere trifes fo much labour is expended , with such importance of debate ,
and such folemnity of diction . To these I answer with confidence , that they are ...
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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