With refpect to The Merry Wives of Windfor, which is the next play in order, Mr. Dodd, in his preface, has the following obfervation. "There are many paffages in Shakespear, so closely connected " with the plot and characters, and on which their beauties fo wholly "depend, that it would have been abfurd and idle to have produced "them here. Hence the reader will find little of the inimiable talstaff in this work, and not one line extracted from the Merry "Wives of Windfor, one of Shakespear's best, and most juítly admí * red comedies. Whoever reads that play, will immediately fee there "was nothing either proper or poffible for this work."

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Meafure for Measure.

Irtue given to be exerted, p. 257. 1. 25.10 33.
Pardon, the fanction of wickedness, p. 265. l. 7. 8. 9.

A fevere, faint-like governor, p. 265. l. 20. to 24.

Refolution, p. 267. l. 35. 36. 37.

The prayers of maidens effectual, p. 267. l. 37. 10 41.

All men frail, p. 268. l. 20. to 28. *

The faults of others no juftification of our own, p. 268. 1. 29. to 34.

p. 269. l. 1. to 5.

Mercy frequently mistaken, p. 275. l. 29. 30.

Mercy in governors commended, p. 277. l. 31. to 35.

The duty of mutual forgiveness, p. 278. 1. 4. to 11.
Juftice, p. 278. 1. 35, to 40.

The abufe of authority, p. 179. l. 1. 2. 3.

Great mens' abufe of power, p. 279. l. 5. to 18.

The privilege of authority, p. 279. I. 23. 24. 26. 27.

The power of virtuous beauty, p. 280. 1. 27. 10 41. p. 281. l. 1. to 9. Love in a grave, fevere governor, p. 282. l. 25. 10 40.

A fimile on the presence of the beloved object, p. 283. l. 5. to 16. Lowlinefs of mind, p. 284: 1. 28. to 31.

18. 19.

Temporal far better than eternal death, p. 285. 1. 17.
Womens' frailty, p. 285. l. 37. 10 42. p. 286. l. 1.
Hope the only relief of the miferable, p. 287. l. 27. 28.

Moral reflections on the vanity of life, p. 287. l. 30. to 35. p. 288.

1. 1. to 30.

The terrors of death most in apprehenfion, p. 289. l. 34. to 41.

An outwardly pious governor, p. 290. l. 6. to 15.

The terrors of death, p. 290. l. 42. p. 291. l. 1. to 16.
Virtue and goodness, p. 293. l. 19.

This (fays Mr. Dodd) is a fine remark, and worthy the attention of all those who reflect vehemently on the offences of others, and never remember the frailty and imperfection of their own nature: like thofe fo feverely condemned by our bleffed Saviour, who could observe the mote in their brother's eye, but perceived not the beam in their own. Our excellent author, well knowing, that, notwithstandng this, the offences of others were no juftification of our own, has added fine answer to this fpeech, to obviate that objection.

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A bawd, p. 295. l. 23. to 30.

Calumny unavoidable, p. 299. l. 30. 10 33.
Greatnefs fubject to cenfure, p. 304. l. 3. to 8.
Sound fleep, p. 306. I. 26. 27.

VOLUME II.

Much ado about nothing.

PEACE infpires

love, p. 9. l. 9. to 12.

Friendship in love, p. 16. l. 31. to 36.

Merit always modeft, p. 24. 7. 18. 19.

Benedick the bachelor's recantation, p. 28. 1. 24. to 35. p. 29. l. 1.

to 14.

Favourites compared to honey-fuckles, &c. p. 30. 1. 4. to 8.

A fcornful and fatyrical beauty, p. 31. l. 16. to 15. 19. to 30.
Diffimulation, p. 45. l. 19. to 26.

Innocence difcovered by the countenance, p. 48. l. 30. to 36.
Refolution, p. 49. l. 21. to 31.

The defire of loved objects heightened by their lofs, p. 50. l. 7. to 20%
Talking braggarts, p. 52. l. 28. to 32.

Counsel of no weight in mifery, p. 55. l. 21. to 38. p. 56. l. 1.

to 12.

A fatyr on the Stoic philofophers, p. 56. l. 14. 10 19.

Talking braggarts, p. 58. l. 3. to 11.

Villain to be noted, p. 62. l. 10. 11. 12.

Day-break, p. 67. l. 17. to 20.

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The Merchant of Venice.

Irth and melancholy, p. 73. l. 40. 41. 42. p. 74: l. 1. tô 4%
The imprudence of fetting too great a value on the world,

P. 74. 1. 24. 25.

The true value of the world, p. 74. l. 27. 28.

Chearfulness, p. 74. l. 30. to 37.

Affected gravity, p. 74. l. 37. to 41. p. 75. l. 1. to 7.

Loquacity, p. 75. l. 26. to 30.

Mediocrity, p. 77.

25. to 29.

Speculation more eafy than practice, p. 77. 1. 32.

1. 1. 2.

Hypocrify, p. 83. 1. 8. to 13.

tô 38. P. 78.

The Jew's commands to his daughter, p. 94. l. 17. to 24.
Fruition more languid than expectation, p. 95. l. 12. to 26.
The parting of friends, p. 1oo. l. 3. to 16.

Honour ought to be conferred on merit only, p. 101. l. 22.
to 34.
Love-meflenger compared to an April day, p. 102. l. 38. 39. 40.
p. 103. l. 1. 2.

A Jew's revenge, p. 104. l. 24. to 41. p. 105. l. 1. 2.

Mufic, p. 107, 1. 30. 10 40.

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The deceit of ornament, or appearances, p. 108. 1. 22. to 39. p. 109.

1. 1. to 10.

Portia's picture, p. 109. l. 24. to 36.

A fuccessful lover compared to a conqueror, p. 11o. l. 12. to 17.
His thoughts to the inarticulate joys of a croud, p. 111. l. 7. to 138
Implacable revenge, p. 115. l. 20. to 24.

A pert, bragging youth, p. 117. l. 34. to 42. p. 118. l. 1. to 6.
Affectation in words, p. 119. l. 37. to 41. p. 120. l. 1.
Mercy, p. 125. l. 21. to 34.

Fortune. p. 127. l. 24. to 28.

A description of a moon-light night, p. 134. l. 30. to 41.
Mufic, p. 135. l. 4. 10 24.

A good deed compared to a candle, &c. p. 135. l. 27. 28.
Moon-light night, p. 136. l. 25. 26. 27.

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Love's Labour's loft.

Elf-denial a conquest, p. 42. l. 27. 28. p. 143. l. 1
The vanity of pleasures, p. 144. l. 24. 25.

On study, p. 144. l. 36. to 41. p. 145. l. 1. to 4.

Froft, p. 145. l. 15. 16.

A conceited courtier, or man of compliments, p. 147. l. 4. 10 x 3. Beauty, p. 155. 1. 18. to 22.

A merry man, p. 156. l. 34. to 42. p. 157. l. 1. 2.

A comical defcription of Cupid, or Love, p. 166. 7. 14. to 34%
A fonnet, p. 177. l. 36. to 39. p. 178. l. 1. to 1o.

Another fonnet, p. 179. l. 13. to 32.

The power of love, p. 185. l. 12. to 34.
Womens' eyes, p. 185. l. 35. to 39.

Jeft and jefter, p. 214. l. 12. to 23.
Spring, a fong, p. 215.

Winter, a fong, p. 216.

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Beauty, p. 232. l. 12.

Woman in a man's drefs, p. 232. l. 17. 10 25.

Solitude preferred to a court-life, and the advantages of adverfity, p. 233. l. 5. to 22.

Reflections on a wounded ftag, p. 233. 1. 26. to 39. p. 234. l. t.

to 25.

Confpicuous virtue expofed to envy, p. 235. l. 37. 38. p. 236. l. to

to 4.

Gratitude in an old fervant, p. 236. 1. 29. to 42. p. 237. l. 1. to 4. A lover defcribed, p. 238. l. 21. to 30.

A defcription of a fool, and his morals on the time, p. 242. l. 39. 39. p. 243. l. 1. to 23.

A fool's liberty of speech, p. 243. 1. 29. to 39.

An apology for fatyr, p. 244. l. 11. to 29.

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A tender petition, p. 245. l. 14. to 23.

The world compared to a ftage, p. 246. l. 8. to 35.
Ingratitude, a fong, p. 247. l. 6. to 11. 16. to 21.
A lover defcribed, p. 257. l. 24. to 34.

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Real paffion diffembled, p. 265. l. 24. 10 42. p. 266. l. 1. to 8.
The different forts of melancholy, p. 266. l. 28. 10 33.

Marriage alters the temper of both sexes, p. 269. l. 38. to 42. p. 270.

1. 1. to 6.

Cupid (or Love's) parentage, p. 271. l. 16. to 20.

A fine defcription of a fleeping man, about tò be destroyed by a fnake and a lionefs, p. 274. l. 35. to 41. p. 275. l. 1. to 8. t

Love defcribed, p. 280. l. 21. 22. 27. 32. to 36.

The Taming of the Shrew.

Hounds, p. 295. 1. 4. 5.

Painting, p. 295. l. 8. to 12.

Woman's tongue, p. 309. l. 36. to 42. p. 310. l. 1. 10 4.

A defcription of a mad wedding, p. 329. l. 39. 40. p. 330. 1. 1. 10

21.

The mind alone valuable, p. 346. l. 3. to 11.

A lovely woman, p. 350. 351. in the notes.

The wife's duty to her husband, p. 360. l. 4. to 36.

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All's well that ends well.

Dvice, p. 5. 7. 11. to 19.

Too ambitious love, p. 5. l. 40. 41. p. 6. l. 1. to 13.
A parafitical vain coward, p. 6. l. 16. to 20.

The remedy of evils generally in ourselves, p. 9. 1. 17. 10 20.
Honour due to perfonal virtue, not to birth, p. 30. l. 16. 10 32.
Self-accufation of too great love, p. 42. l. uli. p. 43. l. 1. 10 26.
A maid's honour, p. 45. l. 33. 34;

Advice to young girls, p. 45. l. ult. p. 46. l. 1. to 9.

This comparison of life to a stage-play, has been no uncommon one with the poets and other authors long before Shakespear's time: but I believe we may challenge all that went before him, and all that have fucceeded him, to equal the beauties of this fpeech. Mr. Dedd.

+ I don't remember (fays Mr. Dodd) ever to have met with a more excellent and picturefque defcription than this. The old oak, the wretched man, the gilded fnake, juft approaching the opening of his mouth, gliding away at the fight of Orlando, the posture of the lionefs, whofe fury and hunger he amazingly augments, by telling us, her udders were all drawn dry, and her lying in expectation of his waking, are all imagined and expreffed with the greateit strength of fancy, and beauty of diction.

Custom

Custom of feducers, p. 56. l. 21. to 24.
Chastity, p. 57. 7. 11 to 15.

Life chequered, p. 59. l. 34. to 37.
A cowardly braggart, p. 66. 1. 7. to 16.
Against delay, p. 74. 1. 22. to 25.

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Twelfth Night; or, What you Will.

Ufic, p. 84. 1. 19. to 25.

Natural affection akin to love, p. 85.

A description of Sebastian's escape, p. 86 l.
A beautiful boy, p. 91. l. 34. to 39.

Refolved love, p. 99,

7. to 16.

Difguife, p. 102. l. 16. to 21.

True love, p. 108. l. 9. to 14.

l. 20. to 26.

3. to 9.

In love the woman should be youngest, p. 108. l. 26. 10 32.
Concealed love, p. 110 l. 37. to 41. p. 111. l. 1.

A jefter, p. 117. l. ult. p. 118. l. 1. to 8.

Unfought love, p. 120. l. 19. to 26.

The Comedy of Errors.

AN's pre-eminence, p. 161. l. 3. to 12.

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Patience easier taught than practifed, p. 161. l. 19. to 24.

Defamation, p. 163. l. 20. to 24.

Jealoufy, p. 165, l. 2. to 8. p. 166. l. 1. 2.

Slander, p. 172. 1. 9. 10.

A woman's jealoufy more deadly than poifon, p. 193. l. 12. to 25. A description of a beggarly conjurer, or a fortune-teller, p. 197. I.

35. to 42. p. 198. l. 1.

Old age defcribed, p. 199. l. 34. to 41.

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The Winter's Tale.

Outhful innocence, p. 208. l. 5. to 8. 11. to 20.
Jealoufy, p. 214. l. 35. to 42. p. 215. l. 1. to 5.

King-killing deteftable, p. 216. l. 33. to 38.
Knowledge fometimes hurtful, p. 221. l. 17. to 23.
The filence of innocence eloquent, p. 227. l. 19. 20.
An infant to be exposed, p. 233. l. 31. to 35.
Innocence, p. 236. l. 11. 12. 13.

Defpair of pardon, p. 241. 1. 5. to 12.

An account of a ghoft's appearing in a dream, p. 242. 1. 27. to 39.

p. 243. l. 1. to 13.

An infant expofed, p. 243. l. 23. to 29.

A defcription of a wreck by a clown, p. 244. l. 23. to 37.

A garland for old men, p. 254. 1. 2. to 6.

Nature and art, p. 254. l. 10. to 31.

A garland for middle aged men, p. 254. l. 35. to 42. p. 255. l. x.

2. 3.

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