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SHAKSPEARE, HIS EDITORS, &c.

A fhort View of Tragedy; its original, excellency, and corruption. With fome Reflections on Shakspeare and other Practitioners for the Stage. By Mr. Rymer, Servant to their Majefties. Small Svo. 1693.

Some Reflections on Mr. Rymer's Short View of Tragedy, and an Attempt at a Vindication of Shakspeare, in an Effay directed to John Dryden, Efq. By Charles Gildon. This tract is found only in Gildon's Mifcellaneous Letters and Effays on feveral fubjects, fmall 8vo. 1694.

Remarks on the Plays of Shakspeare, By C. Gildon, 8vo. Printed at the end of the feventh volume of Rowe's edition. 1710.

An Effay on the Genius and Writings of Shakfpeare, with fome Letters of Criticifm to the Spectator. By Mr. Dennis. 8vo. 1712.

Shakspeare reftored: or a Specimen of the many Errors as well committed as unamended, by Mr. Pope in his late Edition of this Poet. Defigned not only to correct the faid Edition, but to restore the true Reading of Shakspeare in all the Editions ever yet published. By Mr. Theobald. 4to. 1726.

An Answer to Mr. Pope's Preface to Shakspeare, in a Letter to a Friend, being a Vindication of the

old Actors who were the publishers and performers of that Author's Plays. Whereby the Errors of their Edition are further accounted for, and fome Memoirs of Shakspeare and the Stage Hiflory of his Time are inferted, which were never before collected and publifhed. By a frolling Player. [John Roberts.] 8vo. 1729.

Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark, written by William Shakspeare. Printed for W. Wilkins in Lombard Street. 8vo. 1736.

Explanatory and Critical Notes on divers Paffages of Shakspeare's Plays, by Francis Peck. Printed with his "New Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Mr. John Milton." 4to. 1740.

An Effay towards fixing the true Standards of Witand Humour, Raillery, Satire, and Ridicule: to which is added an Analysis of the Characters of an Humourift, Sir John Falflaff, Sir Roger de Coverley, and Don Quixote. [By Corbyn Morris, Efq.] Svo. 1744.

Mifcellaneous Obfervations on the Tragedy of Macbeth: with Remarks on Sir Thomas Hanmer's Edition of Shakspeare. To which is affixed Proposals for a new Edition of Shakspeare, with a Specimen. [By Dr. Samuel Johnfon.] 12mo, 1745.

A Word or two of Advice to William Warburton, a Dealer in many words. By a Friend. [Dr. Grey.] With an Appendix containing a taste of William's fpirit of railing. 8vo. 1746.

Critical Obfervations on 'Shakspeare: by John Upton, Prebendary of Rochefter. Svo. First Edition, 1746. Second Edition, 1748.

Effay on English Tragedy, with Remarks on the Abbé Le Blanc's Obfervations on the English Stage. By William Guthrie, Efq. Svo. no date, but printed in 1747.

An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakspeare, with Remarks on feveral Paffages of his Plays. In a Converfation between Eugenius and Neander. By Peter Whalley, A. B. Fellow of St. John's College Oxford. Svo. 1748.

An Anfwer to certain Paffages in Mr. W―'s Preface to his Edition of Shakspeare, together with fome Remarks on the Errors and many falfe Criticifms in the Work itself. 8vo. 1748.

Remarks upon a late Edition of Shakspeare: with a long ftring of Emendations borrowed by the celebrated Editor from the Oxford Edition, without acknowledgement. To which is prefixed a Defence of the late Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bart. Addreffed to the Rev. Mr. Warburton, Preacher of Lincoln's Inn, &c. Svo. No date.

The Canons of Criticifm and Gloffary, being a Supplement to Mr. Warburton's Edition of Shakfpcare. Collected from the Notes in that celebrated Work, and proper to be bound up with it. By the other Gentleman of Lincoln's Inn. [Mr. Edwards.] First Edition. 8vo. 1748. Seventh Edition, with Additions. Svo. 1765.

Remarks on Shakspeare by Mr. Roderick, are printed at the end of this laft Edition.

An Attempte to refcue that anciente English Poet and Play-wrighte Maifler Williame Shakspeare from the many errours faulfely charged on him by certaine new-fangled Wittes; and to let him fpeak for himfelfe, as right well he wotteth, when freede

from the many careless miftakings of the heedlefs firft Imprinters of his Workes. By a Gentleman formerly of Gray's Inn. [Mr. Holt.] 8vo. 1749.

[May 1, 1750, Mr. Holt issued out Proposals for publifhing by fubfcription, both in octavo and twelves, an edition of our author's plays.]

Mifcellaneous Obfervations on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: with a Preface containing fome general Remarks on the Writings of Shakspeare. 8vo. 1752.

The Beauties of Shakspeare: regularly felected from each Play: with a general Index digefting them under proper Heads. Illuftrated with explanatory Notes, and fimilar Paffages from ancient and modern Authors. By William Dodd, B. A. late of Clare Hall, Cambridge. 2 Vols. 12mo. First Edition, 1752. Second Edition, 1757. Third Edition in 3 Vols. 1780.

Shakspeare illuftrated: or the Novels and Hiftories on which the Plays of Shakspeare are founded, collected and tranflated from the original Authors, with critical Remarks. In two Volumes. Mrs. Lenox. 12mo. 1753.

A third Volume with the fame Title, 1754.

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The Novel from which the Play of the Merchant of Venice written by Shakspeare, is taken, translated from the Italian. To which is added, a Tranflation of a Novel from the Decamerone of Boccaccio. 8vo. 1755.

Critical, Hiftorical, and Explanatory Notes on Shakspeare, with Emendations of the Text and Metre: by Zachary Grey, LL. D. 2 Vols. 8vo. 1755.

The Caftrated Letter of Sir Thomas Hanmer, in the Sixth Volume of BIOGRAPHIA BRITANNICA, wherein is difcovered the first rife of the present Bishop of Gloucefter's quarrel with that Baronet, about his edition of Shakspeare's plays: to which is added an impartial account of the extraordinary means used to fupprefs this remarkable letter. By a Proprietor of that work. [Philip Nichols.] 4to. 1763.

A Revifal of Shakspeare's Text, wherein the Alterations introduced into it by the more modern Editors and Criticks are particularly confidered. [By Mr. Heath.] 8vo. 1765.

A Review of Dr. Johnfon's New Edition of Shakspeare; in which the Ignorance or Inattention of that Editor is expofed, and the Poet defended from the Perfecution of his Commentators. By W. Kenrick. Svo. 1765.

An Examination of Mr. Kenrick's Review of Mr. Johnfon's Edition of Shakspeare. [By Mr. Barclay.] 8vo. 1766.

A Defence of Mr. Kenrick's Review of Dr. Johnson's Shakspeare, containing a number of curious and ludicrous Anecdotes of Literary Biography. By a Friend. [i. e. W. Kenrick.] Svo. 1766.

Obfervations and Conjectures on fome Paffages of Shakfpeare. [By Tho. Tyrwhitt, Efq.] 8vo. 1766.

An Effay on the Learning of Shakspeare, addressed to Jofeph Cradock, Efq. By the Rev. Dr. Richard Farmer. 8vo. 1767. Second Edition, crown 8vo. 1767. Third Edition, crown octavo, 1789.

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