 | William Shakespeare - 1883 - 1164 páginas
...quitted rather by a decree of court, than any purchas'd letters of commendation. It had been a tiling, we confess, worthy to have been wished, that the Author himself had liv'd to have set forth, and overseen his own writings: But since it hath been ordain'd otherwise,... | |
 | Anton Cornelis Loffelt - 1889 - 210 páginas
...William Earl of Pembroke en Philip Earl of Montgomery. In het genoemde „address" lezen wij slechts: „It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have...the author himself had lived to have set forth and o verseen his own writings. But since it had been ordained otherwise, and he by death departed from... | |
 | Charlotte Carmichael Stopes - 1889 - 296 páginas
...by a decree of Court than any purchased letters of recommendation. It had been a thing, we confesse, worthy to have been wished that the author himself had lived to have set forth and overseen his owne writings, but since it hath been ordained otherwise, and he by death departed from that right,... | |
 | Thomas William White - 1892 - 326 páginas
...and do now come forth quitted rather by a decree of Court than any purchased letters of commendation. It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been...author himself had lived to have set forth and overseen his own writings; but since it hath been ordained otherwise and he by death departed from that right,... | |
 | William Francis C. Wigston - 1892 - 270 páginas
...Gfreat Variety of Readers," which I here also reproduce in fac-simile. The second paragraph opens, " It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been...THAT THE AUTHOR HIMSELF had lived to have set forth his own writings." This is the only entry of the word AUTHOR in this preface. If the reader will count... | |
 | Edward Dowden - 1893 - 160 páginas
...and do now come forth quitted rather by a decree of court than any purchased letters of commendation. It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been...author himself had lived to have set forth and overseen his own writings. But, since it hath been ordained otherwise, and he by death departed from that right,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1893 - 504 páginas
...the first folio "—in 1623, seven years after his death, it is remarked that " it had been a thing worthy to have been wished that the author himself had lived to have set forth and overseen his own writings." The reasons for such a wish are sufficiently obvious in every case; but they become... | |
 | 1900 - 780 páginas
...now come forth quitted rather by a decree of court than any purchased letters of commendation. It has been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been wished...author himself had lived to have set forth and overseen hi« own writings. But since it hath been ordained otherwise, and he by death departed from that right,... | |
 | William Henry Edwards - 1900 - 534 páginas
...trifles something, heretofore", etc., etc. — in short, we venture to publish them. In the Address: "It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been wished, that the Author himself had lived to set forth, and overseen his own writings; but since it hath been ordained, and he by death departed... | |
 | William Willis - 1902 - 262 páginas
...do now come forth quitted rather by a Decree of Court, than any pur / chas'd Letters of Comendation. It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been...himself had lived to have set forth, / and overseen his own Writings; But since it hath been ordain'd otherwise, and he by death departed from that / right,... | |
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It had been a thing, we confess, worthy to have been wished, that the author himself had lived to have set forth and overseen his own writings. But, since it hath been ordained otherwise, and he by death departed from that right, we pray you do not envy... 
