Troilus and Creffida.

Troilus and Creffida, or Truth found too late. A Tra gedy, as it is acted at the Duke's Theatre. By John Drye den. 4to. 1679.

Cymbeline.

The Injured Princefs, or the Fatal Wager. As it was acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majefty's Servants. By Tho. Durfey. 4to. 1682.

Cymbeline, King of Great Britain, a Tragedy written by Shakespeare, with fome alterations. By Charles Marsh. 8vo.

1755.

Cymbeline, a Tragedy, altered from Shakespeare, As it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, by W. Hawkins. 8vo. 1759.

Cymbeline, altered by Mr. Garrick in the fame year.

King Lear.

The Hiftory of King Lear, acted at the Duke's Theatre. Revived with Alterations. By Nahum Tate. By Nahum Tate. 4to. 1681. The Hiftory of King Lear, as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. By George. Colman. 8vo.

1768.

Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo and Juliet, altered into a Tragi-comedy, by James Howard, Efq. See Downes, p. 22,

Caius Marius, by Tho. Otway.

Romeo and Juliet, a Tragedy, revised and altered from Shakespeare. By Theo. Cibber. 8vo. No date.

Romeo and Juliet, altered by Mr. Garrick. 12mo. From the Preface to the Republication of Marth's Cymbeline in 1762, it appears that he had likewife made an alteration of Romeo and Juliet.

LIST of Detached PIECES of CRITICISM on SHAKESPEARE, his Editors, &c.

A fhort View of Tragedy. Its original Excellency and Corruption. With fome Reflections on Shakespear and other Practitioners for the Stage. By Mr. Rymer, Servant to their Majefties. 8vo. 1693.

Remarks on the Plays of Shakespeare. By C. Gildon, 8vo. Printed at the end of the feventh volume of Rowe's edition.

1710.

An Effay on the Genius and Writings of Shakespear, with fome Letters of Criticifm to the Spectator. By Mr. Dennis. 8vo. 1712.

Shakespeare reftored: or a Specimen of the many Errors as well committed as unamended, by Mr. Pope in his late Edition of this Poet. Defigned not only to correct the faid Edition, but to restore the true Reading of Shakespeare in all the Editions ever yet published. By Mr. Theobald. 4tq. 1726.

An Answer to Mr Pope's Preface to Shakefpear in a letter to a friend, being a Vindication of the old Actors who were the publishers and performers of that Author's Plays. Whereby the Errors of their Edition are further accounted for, and fome Memoirs of Shakespeare and the Stage Hi tory of his Time are inferted, which were never before collected and published. By a ftrolling Player [John Roberts] 8vo. 1729.

Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark, written by William Shakespeare. Printed for W. Wilkins in Lombard Street. 8vo. 1736.

Explanatory and Critical Notes on divers Paffages of Shakespeare's Plays, by Francis Peck. Printed with his "New Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr. John Milton." 4to. 4to. 1740.

An Effay towards fixing the true Standards of Wit and Humour, Raillery, Satire, and Ridicule: to which is add

ed

ed an Analysis of the Characters of an Humourift, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Roger de Coverley, and Don Quixote. [By Corbyn Morris.] 8vo. 1744.

Miscellaneous Obfervations on the Tragedy of Macbeth: with Remarks on Sir Thomas Hanmer's Edition of Shakefpeare. To which is affixed-Propofals for a new Edition of Shakespeare, with a Specimen. [By Dr. Samuel Johnfon.] 12mo. 1745.

Critical Obfervations on Shakespeare: by John Upton, Prebendary of Rochester. First Edition, 8vo. 1746. Second Edition, 1748.

An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakespeare, with Remarks on feveral Paffages of his Plays. In a Conversation between Eugenius and Neander. By Peter Whalley, A. B. Fellow of St. John's College Oxford. 8vo. 1748.

An Anfwer to certain Paffages in Mr. W's Preface to his Edition of Shakespeare, together with fome Remarks on the many Errors and falfe Criticisms in the Work itself. 8vo. 1748.

Effay on English Tragedy, with Remarks on the Abbé Le Blanc's Obfervations on the English Stage. By William Guthrie, Efq. 8vo. no date, but printed about the year 1748.

Remarks upon a late Edition of Shakespear: with a long ftring of Emendations borrowed by the celebrated Editor from the Oxford Edition without acknowledgment. To which is prefixed a Defence of the late Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bart. Addreffed to the Rev. Mr. Warburton, Preacher of Lincoln's Inn, &c. 8vo. No date.

An Attempte to rescue that aunciente English Poet and Play-wrighte Maifter Williame Shakespeare from the many errours faulfely charged on him by certaine new-fangled Wittes; and to let him fpeak for himself, as right well he wotteth, when freede from the many carelefs miftakings of the heedlefs firft Imprinters of his Workes. By a Gentleman formerly of Grey's Inn. [Mr. Holt ] 8vo. 1749.

Miscellaneous Obfervations on the Tragedy of HamJet Prince of Denmark: with a Preface containing fome

general

general Remarks on the Writings of Shakespeare. 8vo. 1752.

The Beauties of Shakespeare: regularly felected from each Play: with a general Index digefting them under proper Heads. Illuftrated with explanatory Notes, and fimilar Paffages from ancient and modern Authors. By William Dodd, B. A. late of Clare Hall, Cambridge. 2 Vols. 12mo. firft Edition, 1752. Second Edition, 1757

Shakespeare Illuftrated: or the Novels and Hiftories on which the Plays of Shakespeare are founded, collected and tranflated from the original Authors, with critical Remarks. In two Volumes. [By Mrs. Lenox.] 12mo. 1753.

A third Volume with the fame Title, 1754

The Novel from which the Plav of the Merchant of Venice written by Shakespeare, is taken, tranflated from the Italian. To which is added, a Tranflation of a Novel from the Decamerone of Bocaccio. 8vo. 1755.

Critical, Hiftorical, and Explanatory Notes on Shakespeare, with Emendations of the Text and Metre: by Zachary Grey, LL. D. 2 Vols. 1755

The Canons of Criticism and Gloffary, being a Supplement to Mr. Warburton's Edition of Shakespeare. Collected from the Notes in that celebrated Work, and proper to be bound up with it. By the other Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn. (Mr. Edwards.) Firft Edition, 8vo. 1748. Seventh Edition with Additions. 8vo. 1765.

Remarks on Shakespeare by Mr. Roderick, are printed at the end of this Edition.

A Revifal of Shakespeare's Text, wherein the Alterations introduced into it by the more Modern Editors and Criticks are particularly confidered. (By Mr. Heath.) 8vo. 1765.

A Review of Dr. Johnfon's New Edition of Shakespeare; in which the Ignorance or Inattention of that Editor is expofed, and the Poet defended from the Perfecution of his Commentators. By W. Kenrick. 8vo. 1765.

An Examination of Mr. Kenrick's Review of Mr. Johnfon's Edition of Shakespeare. 8vo. 1766.

A Defence of Mr. Kenrick's Review of Dr. Johnfon's Shakespeare,

Shakespeare, containing a number of curious and ludicrous Anecdotes of Literary Biography. By a Friend. 8vo. 1766.

Observations and Conjectures on fome Paffages of Shakefpeare. (by Tho. Tyrwhitt, Efq.) 8vo. 1766.

An Effay on the Learning of Shakespeare, addreffed to Jofeph Cradock, Efq. (By the Rev. Dr. Richard Farmer.) 8vo. 1767. Second Edition 12mo. 1767.

A Letter to David Garrick, Efq. concerning a Gloffary to the Plays of Shakespeare, on a more extenfive Plan than has hitherto appeared. To which is added a Specimen. By. Richard Warner, Efq. 8vo. 1768.

An Effay on the Writings and Genius of Shakespeare, compared with the Greek and French Dramatic Poets, with fome Remarks upon the Mifreprefentations of Monfieur de Voltaire. By Mrs. Montague. 8vo. 1770. Second Edition, 1776.

The Tragedy of King Lear as lately published, vindicated from the Abufe of the Critical Reviewers; and the wonderful Genius and Abilities of thofe Gentlemen for Criticism, fet forth, celebrated and extolled. By the Editor of King Lear. (Charles Jennens, Efq.) 8vo. 1772.

Introduction to the School of Shakespeare, held on Wednefday Evenings in the Apollo, at the Devil Tavern, Temple Bar. To which is added, A Retort Courteous on the Criticks, as delivered at the Second and Third Lectures. 8vo. No Price or Date, but printed in 1774.

Curfory Remarks on Tragedy, on Shakespeare, and on certain French and Italian Poets, &c. Crown 8vo.

1774

A Philofophical Analyfis and Illuftration of fome of Shakefpeare's remarkable Characters. By William Richardson, Efq. Profeffor of Humanity in the University of Glasgow. First Edition. 12mo. 1773. Second, 1774.

The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama illuftrated. By Mrs. Griffith. 8vo. 1775.

A Letter to George Hardinge, Efq. on the Subject of a Paffage in Mr. Stevens's Preface to his Impreffion of Shakefpcare. (By the Rev. Mr. Collins.) 4to. 1777.

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