Sportive Fancy round him flew, Nature led him by the hand, Instructed him in all she knew, And gave him absolute command.

THE

FAMILY SHAKSPEARE

IN ONE VOLUME

IN WHICH NOTHING IS ADDED TO THE ORIGINAL

TEXT, BUT THOSE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS ARE OMITTED WHICH CANNOT

LONGMAN, GREEN, LONGMAN, ROBERTS, & GREEN

1863

THE ESSAY ON THE WRITINGS AND GENIUS OF SHAKSPEARE;

IN WHICH

THE BRITISH POET IS COMPLETELY VINDICATED

FRON

THE MISREPRESENTATIONS AND CENSURES

OP

VOLTAIRE,

THIS WORK IS INSCRIBED,

BY

SINCERE AND RESPECTFUL

FRIENDSHIP.