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" ... profit. When his plays had been acted his hope was at an end; he solicited no addition of honour from the reader. "
the monthly review - Page 418
by Several Hands - 1774
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Mr. Johnson's Preface to His Edition of Shakespear's Plays..

Samuel Johnson - 1765 - 80 pages
...fame, are willing to credit their encomiafts, and to fpare the labour of contending with themfelves. It It does not appear, that Shakefpeare thought his works...ideal tribute upon future times, or had any further profpecl, than of prefent popularity and prefent profit. When his plays had been a&ed, his hope was...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 33

Books - 1765 - 600 pages
...enormous value on the literary Nothings they occafionaliy produce ! * It does net appear, fays our Editor, that Shakefpeare thought his works worthy of pofterity,...ideal tribute upon future times, or had any further profpedt, than of prefen* popularity and prefent profit. When his plays had been acted, bis hope was...
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The Monthly Review Or Literary Journal

Several Hands - 1765 - 624 pages
...enormous value on the literary Nothings ihey occafionally produce ! * It does not appear, fays our Editor, that Shakefpeare thought his works worthy of pofterity,...ideal tribute upon future times, or had any further profpec}, than of prefent popularity and prefent profit. When his plays- had been acted, his hope was...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...fame, are willing to credit their encomiafls, and tofpare the labour of contending with themfclvts. It does not appear, that Shakefpeare thought his works worthy of pofterity, that he levied any idea! tribute upon future times, or had any further profpect, than of prefent popularity and prefent...
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Prefaces. Tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry wives of Windsor

William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 pages
...fame, are willing to credit their encomiafts, and to fpare the labour of contending with themfelves. It does not appear, that Shakefpeare thought his works...upon future times, or had any further profpeft, than of prefent popularity and prefent profit. When his plays had been adlsd, his hope was at an end -,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 49

Books - 1774 - 690 pages
...the laudable viewsof the later Editors, by giving, himfelf, a complete edition of them ! — But, as Dr. J. has remarked, « it does not appear that Shakefpeare...Ideal tribute upon future times, or had any further profpeci than that of prefent popularity, and prefent profit.* When his plays had been a£ted, the...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Encomiafts, and to fpare the Labour of contending with themfelves. • It does not appear that Shakefpeart' thought his Works worthy of Pofterity, that he levied...ideal Tribute upon future Times, or had any further Profpe£t than of prefent Popularity and prefent PrdW. When his Plays had been acted his Hope was at...
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Miscellaneous and Fugitive Pieces, Volume 2

Samuel Johnson - English literature - 1774 - 374 pages
...Encomiafts, and to fpare the Labour of contending with themfelves. It does not appear that Sbakefpeare thought his Works worthy of Pofterity, that he levied...ideal Tribute upon future Times, or had any further Profpect fpect than of prefent Popularity and prefent Profit. When his Plays had been acted his Hope...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare in Ten Volumes: Prefaces. The tempest. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...contending with themfelves. / It does not appear, that Shakefpeare thought his : works worthy of pofteruy, that he levied any ideal tribute upon future -times, or had any further pro-. fpedt, than of prefent popularity and prefent profit, When his plays had been acted, his hope...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The Adventurer. Philological tracts

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - English literature - 1787 - 500 pages
...encomiafts, and to ipare the labour of contending with themfelves. It does not appear, that Shakffpeare thought his works worthy of pofterity, that he levied...ideal tribute upon future times, or had any further proipect, than of prefent popularity and prefent profit. When his plays had been acted; his hope was...
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