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A Review of Doctor Johnson's New Edition of Shakespeare: In which the ... - Page 99
by William Kenrick - 1765 - 133 pages
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhefs of the for- , mer editors, and mewing, from all that goes before and all that follows, the...inelegance and abfurdity of the old reading ; then by proposing fomething, which to fuperficial readers would feem fpecious, but which the editor rejects...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...attainment. The work is performed, firft by railing at the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhefs of the former editors, and fhewing,...and abfurdity of the old reading ; then by propofing fomething, which to fuperficial readers would feem fpecious, but which the editor rejecls with indignauon...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhels of the former editors, and mewing, from all that goes before and all that follows, the...abfurdity of the old reading •, then by propofing fomething, which to fuperficial readers would feem fpecious, but which the editor rejects with indignation;...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...Attainment. The Work is performed firft, by railling at the Stupidity, Negligence, Ignorance, and afinine Tafteleflhefs of the former Editors, and fhewing,...and Abfurdity of the old Reading ; then by propofing fomething, which , to fuperficial Readers, would feem fpecious, but which, the Editor rejects with...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 412 pages
...is performed firft, by railling at the Stupidity, Negligence, Ignorance, and afinine Tafteleffnefs of the former Editors, and fhewing, from all that...Inelegance and Abfurdity of the old Reading; then by propofingfomething, which, to fuperficialReaders, would feem fpecious, but which, the Editor rejects...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - 1774 - 374 pages
...the Stupidity, Negligence, Ignorance, and afinine TaftelefTnefs of the former Editors, and fhc wing, from all that goes before, and all that follows, the...Inelegance and Abfurdity of the old Reading ; then by propofingfomething, which, to fuperficialReaders, would feem fpecious, but which, the Editor rejects...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...railing at thellupidity, ,. -rf \ •. negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhefs of the f >» '' former editors, and fhewing, from all that goes before...and abfurdity of the old reading; then by propofing fomething, which to fuperficial readers would feem fpecious, but which the editor rejedts with indignation;...
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pages
...the stupidity, negligence, ignorance, and asinine tastelessness of the former editors, and shewing, from all that goes before, and all that follows, the inelegance and absurdity of P ij the the old reading; then by proposing something, which to superficial readers would...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...attainment. The work is performed, firft by railing at the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, and afinine tafteleflhefs of the former editors, and fhewing,...and abfurdity of the old reading; then by propofing fomething, which to fuperficial readers would fcem fpecious, but which the editor rejedts with indignation;...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare. ....

William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...the ftupidity, negligence, ignorance, ind afinine talleleflhefs of the former editors, and (hewing, from all that goes before and all that follows, the...inelegance and abfurdity of the old reading ; then by propoCng fomething, which to fuperficial readers would fecin fpecious, but which the editor rejefts...
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