ΤΗΣ ΦΥΣΕΩΣ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΕΥΣ ΗΝ, ΤΟΝ ΚΑΛΑΜOΝ ΑΠΟΒΡΕΧΩΝ ΕΙΣ ΝΟΥΝ.

Vet. Auct. apud. Suidam.

Time, which is continually washing away the dissoluble Fabricks of other

Pocts, passes without Injury by the Adamant of SHAKSPEARE.

Dr. Johnson's Preface.

MULTA DIES, VARIUSQUE LABOR MUTABILIS ÆVI

RETULIT IN MELIUS, MULTOS ALTERNA REVISENS

LUSIT, ET IN SOLIDO RURSUS FORTUNA LOCAVIT.

Virgil,

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VOL. I.

ADVERTISEMENT by Mr. Reed

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Advertisement by Mr. Steevens

1

Preface to Mr. Richardson's Proposals, &c. 4

Proposals by William Richardson

Supplement to Proposals

17

Advertisement by Mr. Steevens to Edition of
1793

24

Rowe's Life of Shakspeare, &c.

57

Anecdotes of Shakspeare from Oldys, &c.

Baptisms, Marriages, &c.

132

Shakspeare's Coat of Arms

146

Shakspeare's Mortgage

149

Shakspeare's Will

154

Dedication by Hemings and Condell

163

Preface by ditto

166

by Pope

168

by Theobald

188

by Hanmer

222

by Warburton

226

by Johnson

245

Advertisement to 20 Plays, by Steevens 311

Preface by Capell

326

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396

Preface by M. Mason

417

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421

Preface by Malone

424

VOL. II.

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Dr. Farmer's Essay on the Learning of Shak-

speare

Colman's Remarks on it

87

Ancient Translations from Claffick Authors - 92

Entries of Shakspeare's Plays on the Stationers'

Books

119

List of ancient Editions of Shakspeare's

Plays

139

List of modern Editions

List of ancient Editions of Shakspeare's

Poems

152

List of modern ditto

153

List of altered Plays from Shakspeare

156

List of detached Pieces of Criticism on Shak-

speare, his Editors, &c.

167

Commendatory Verses on Shakspeare

181

Malone's Attempt to ascertain the Order of

Shakspeare's Plays

222

Malone's Essay on Ford's Pamphlet, &c. 374
Steevens's Remarks on it

408

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VOL. III.

351

Malone's historical Account of the English
Stage

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Additions

Additions by Steevens

404

Further historical Account by Chalmers 417

Addenda by the same

513