The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr. of various commentators. To which are added notes by S. Johnson, Volumen1 |
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Página cxxvii
... hath lately been paid to his merit , and a high regard to his name and memory , by erecting his Sta- tue at a publick expence ; fo it is defired that this new Edition of his works , which hath coft fome attention and care , may be ...
... hath lately been paid to his merit , and a high regard to his name and memory , by erecting his Sta- tue at a publick expence ; fo it is defired that this new Edition of his works , which hath coft fome attention and care , may be ...
Página cxxxii
... hath Cecli , ed to give the Reafons for his Interpolations , he hath not afforded me fo fair a hold of him as Mr. beobald hath done , who was lef cautious . But his principal Object was to reform his Author's Numbers ; and this , which ...
... hath Cecli , ed to give the Reafons for his Interpolations , he hath not afforded me fo fair a hold of him as Mr. beobald hath done , who was lef cautious . But his principal Object was to reform his Author's Numbers ; and this , which ...
Página cxxxiv
... hath affixed Meanings of his own , unauthorised by Ufe , and not to be justified by Analogy . And this Liberty he hath taken with the nobleft Parts of Speech , fuch as Mixed modes ; which , as they are moft fufcep- tible of Abufe , fo ...
... hath affixed Meanings of his own , unauthorised by Ufe , and not to be justified by Analogy . And this Liberty he hath taken with the nobleft Parts of Speech , fuch as Mixed modes ; which , as they are moft fufcep- tible of Abufe , fo ...
Página cxxxvi
... hath long prevailed amongst the Critics ; as if nothing were worth re- warking that did not , at the fame time , deferve to be reproved . Whereas the public Judgment hath lefs need to be affifted in what it fhall reject , than in what ...
... hath long prevailed amongst the Critics ; as if nothing were worth re- warking that did not , at the fame time , deferve to be reproved . Whereas the public Judgment hath lefs need to be affifted in what it fhall reject , than in what ...
Página cxxxvii
... hath fo frequently at- tached himself to Works of eftablished Reputation ; not to teach the World to admire , which , in thofe cir- cumstances , to fay the Truth , they are apt enough to do of themselves ; but to teach them how , with ...
... hath fo frequently at- tached himself to Works of eftablished Reputation ; not to teach the World to admire , which , in thofe cir- cumstances , to fay the Truth , they are apt enough to do of themselves ; but to teach them how , with ...
Términos y frases comunes
againſt Angelo Anthonio Baff becauſe beft Ben Johnson Caliban Clown defire Demetrius doft doth ducats Duke Edition Efcal Enter Exeunt Exit eyes fafe faid Fairies falfe fame father feems fenfe fent fhall fhew fhould fince firft fleep fome fomething fometimes foul fpeak fpirit ftand ftill ftrange fuch fuppofe fure fwear fweet Giannetto give hath heav'n Hermia himſelf honour houfe houſe Ifab juftice lady laft Laun lefs loft lord Lucio Lyfander mafter moft moſt mufick muft muſt myſelf obferved occafion paffage paffion perfon play pleaſe pleaſure Poet Pompey pray prefent Profpero Protheus Prov Puck purpoſe Pyramus racter reafon reft SCENE Shakespear ſhall ſhe Shylock Silvia Solarino ſpeak Speed thee thefe THEOBALD theſe thing thofe thoſe thou art thouſand Thurio uſe Valentine Venice WARBURTON whofe word worfe
Pasajes populares
Página x - Nothing can please many, and please long, but just representations of general nature. Particular manners can be known to few, and therefore few only can judge how nearly they are copied. The irregular combinations of fanciful invention may delight awhile, by that novelty of which the common satiety of life sends us all in quest; but the pleasures of sudden wonder are soon exhausted, and the mind can only repose on the stability of truth.
Página 53 - The bigger bulk it shows. Hence, bashful cunning ! And prompt me, plain and holy innocence ! I am your wife, if you will marry me ; If not, I'll die your maid : to be your fellow You may deny me ; but I'll be your servant, Whether you will or no.
Página xxv - A quibble is to Shakespeare what luminous vapours are to the traveller : he follows it at all adventures ; it is sure to lead him out of his way, and sure to engulf him in the mire.
Página 462 - I will be bound to pay it ten times o'er, On forfeit of my hands, my head, my heart: If this will not suffice, it must appear That malice bears down truth. And I beseech you, Wrest once the law to your authority: To do a great right, do a little wrong, And curb this cruel devil of his will.
Página xxii - He carries his persons indifferently through right and wrong, and at the close dismisses them without further care, and leaves their examples to operate by chance. 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 independent on time or place.
Página 433 - I would my daughter were dead at my foot, and the jewels in her ear! would she were hearsed at my foot, and the ducats in her coffin!
Página 269 - Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them for themselves ; for if our virtues Did not go forth of us, 'twere all alike As if we had them not.
Página 118 - Yet mark'd I where the bolt of Cupid fell : It fell upon a little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound, And maidens call it love-in-idleness.
Página xxiii - ... with more zeal than judgment, to transfer to his imagined interpolators. We need not wonder to find Hector quoting Aristotle, when we see the loves of Theseus and Hippolyta combined with the Gothic mythology of fairies.
Página lxxiii - ... you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning, give him the greater commendation: he was naturally learned; he needed not the spectacles of books to read Nature; he looked inwards, and found her there.