Thomas Duffus Hardy

A Review of the Present State of the Shakespearian Controversy Thomas Duffus Hardy

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860. Excerpt: ... COMEDY OF ERRORS. Old or received text. "Old Corrector'»" text. Act V. Sc. 1. The place of depth, and sorrie execution. The place of death (') and solemn execution.--(') Howe. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Act V. Sc. 1, A lion fell, nor else no lion's dam. A lion's fell, nor else no lion's dam.--'Baron Field. AS YOU LIKE IT. Act I. Sc. 1. Bequeathed me by will. He bequeathed me by will.--Blackstone. Act I. Sc. 3. Some of it for my child's father. Some of it for my father's child.--Bowe. LOVE'S LABOUR LOST. Act I. So. 1. A dangerous law against gentility. A dangerous law against garrulity.--War burton and Theobald. Act HI. So. 1. By my penne of observation. By my paine of observation.--Theobald. TAMING OF THE SHREW. Act I. Sc. 1. Or so devote to Aristotle's checks. Or so devote to Aristotle's Ethics.--Black stone. Act L Sc. 2. My mind presumes, for his own good and My mind presumes, for his own good and yours. ours.--Theobald. Act V. Sc. 2. Hath cost me five hundred crowns since Cost me one hundred crowns since suppersupper-time, time.--Pope. MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Act I. Sc. 8. She carves, she gives the leer of invitation. She craves, she gives the leer of invitation.--Zach. Jackson. This is omitted in the edition of the Notes, Emendations, etc. of 1856. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. Old or received text. "Old Corrector's" text. Act H. Sc. 1. Where hope is coldest and despair most Whore hope is coldest and despair most shifts. fits--Theobald. Act II. Sc. 3. My honour's at the stake, which to defeat. My honour's at the stake, which to defend.--Theobald. Act H. Sc. 3. To the dark house and the detected wife. To the dark house and the detested wife.--Rowe. Act HI. Sc. 2. Fly with false aim; move the still-peoring Fly with false aim; wound the stillair, piecin...