THE

PLAYS AND POEMS

OF

SHAKSPEARE,

WITH A LIFE, GLOSSARIAL NOTES,

AND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE PLATES IN BOYDELL'S EDITION.

EDITED BY A. J. VALPY, M.A.

LATE FELLOW OF PEMB. COLL., OXFORD.

IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES.

VOL. VIII.

LONDON:

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY A. J. VALPY,
RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET;

AND SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS.

1833.

Shakspeare unites in his existence the utmost elevation and the utmost depth; and the most foreign, and even apparently irreconcilable properties subsist in him peaceably together. The world of spirits and nature have laid all their treasures at his feet: in strength a demigod, in profundity of view a prophet, he lowers himself to mortals as if unconscious of his superiority, and is as open and unassuming as a child.

A. W. SCHLegel.