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A Letter to David Garrick, Efq. concerning a Gloffary to the Plays of Shakspeare, on a more extenfive Plan than has hitherto appeared. To which is added a Specimen. By Richard Warner, Efq. 8vo. 1768.

An Effay on the Writings and Genius of Shakfpeare, compared with the Greek and French dramatick Poets, with fome Remarks upon the Mifreprefentations of Monfieur de Voltaire. By Mrs. Montagu. 8vo. 8vo. Firft Edition, 1769. Second Edition, 1776.

The Tragedy of King Lear as lately published, vindicated from the Abufe of the Critical Reviewers; and the wonderful Genius and Abilities of those Gentleman for Criticism, fet forth, celebrated, - and extolled. By the Editor of King Lear. [Charles Jennens, Efq.] 8vo. 1772.

Shakspeare. 4to. This piece was written by Dr. Kenrick Prescott, and is dated Feb. 6, 1774.

Curfory Remarks on Tragedy, on Shakspeare, and on certain French and Italian Poets, &c. Crown 8vo. 1774

A philofophical Analysis and Illuftration of fome of Shakspeare's remarkable Characters. By William Richardson, Efq. Profeffor of Humanity in the University of Glafgow. 12mo. Firft Edition, 1773. Second Edition, 1774

The Morality of Shakspeare's Drama illuftrated. By Mrs. Griffith. 8vo. 1775.

A Letter to George Hardinge, Efq. on the Subject of a Paffage in Mr. Steevens's Preface to his Impreffion of Shakfpeare. [By the Rev. Mr. Collins.]

4to. 1777. [Dr. Johnson obferved of this performance, that it was "a great gun without powder and ball."] On the title-page of a copy of it prefented by Mr. Capell, together with his Shakspeariana, to Trinity College, Cambridge, is the following manuscript note: Seen through the prefs by

Mr. H——————————, &c. &c. Note in p. 18. added, and the postscript new-molded by him. E. C.” i. e. Edward Capell.

From the foregoing circumftance it appears that Mr. H (like Congreve's Petulant) affisted in writing a letter to himself. This epiftle, however, (as we have fince been informed,) received fome additional touches from the pen of the late Lord Dacre. Tanta molis erat. But all would not fucceed. The fubfcribers to Mr. Capell's notes were fo few, that his editor was afhamed to print their names; and the book itself is become wafte paper.

Difcours fur Shakspeare & fur Monfieur de Voltaire, par Jofeph Baretti, Secretaire pour la Correfpondance étrangère de l'Académie Royale Britannique. 8vo. 1777.

An Effay on the dramatick Character of Sir John Falftaff. [By Mr. Morgan.] 8vo. 1777.

A Letter from Monfieur de Voltaire to the French Academy. Tranflated from the original Edition juft publifhed at Paris 8vo. 1777

A Supplement to the Edition of Shakspeare's Plays published in 1778.-Containing additional Obfervations by feveral of the former Commentators; to which are fubjoined the Genuine Poems of the fame Author, and Seven Plays that have

been afcribed to him; with Notes, by the Editor [Mr. Malone] and others. 2 Vols. 8vo. 1780. Notes and Various Readings to Shakspeare, by Edward Capell. 3 Vols. 4to. 1781.

Remarks critical and illuftrative on the Text and Notes of the laft Edition of Shakspeare. [i. e. Mr. Steeven's Edition in 1778.] [By Mr. Ritfon.] 8vo. 1783.

Contes moraux, amufans & inftructifs, à l'usage de la jeuneffe, tirés des Tragédies de Shakspeare; par M. Perrin, Editeur de la nouvelle Edition du Dictionnaire de Chambaud, &c.-A Londres, chez Robfon, Cadell, & Elmfly. 1783. 12mo.

A familiar Addrefs to the curious in English Poetry, more particularly to the Readers of Shakfpeare. By Therfites Literarius. 8vo. 1784.

A Second Appendix to Mr. Malone's Supplement to the laft Edition of the Plays of Shakspeare; containing additional Obfervations by the Editor of the Supplement. 8vo. 1783.-Of this Appendix only fifty Copies were printed.

Effays on Shakspeare's dramatick Characters of Richard the Third, King Lear, and Timon of Athens. To which are added, an Effay on the Faults of Shakspeare, and additional Obfervations on the Character of Hamlet. By Mr. Richardfon. 12mo. 1784.

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The Beauties of Shakspeare selected from his To which are added, the principal Scenes in the fame Author. 12mo. 1784. Printed for. Kearsley.

Dramatick Mifcellanies, confifting of critical Obfervations on the Plays of Shakfpeare, &c. By Thomas Davies. 3 Vols. Crown Svo. 1784.

Comments on the laft Edition of Shakspeare's Plays. By John Monck Mason, Efq. 8vo. 1785. Remarks on fome of the Characters of Shakspeare. By the Author of Observations on modern Gardening. [Mr. Whateley.] 8vo. 1785.

Macbeth Reconfidered; an Effay intended as an Answer to part of the Remarks on fome of the Characters of Shakspeare. 8vo. 1786.

A Fragment on Shakspeare, extracted from Advice to a young Poet. By the Reverend Martin Sherlock. Tranflated from the French. 8vo. 1786.

A Concordance to Shakspeare; fuited to all the Editions, in which the diftinguished and parallel Paffages in the Plays of that justly-admired Writer are methodically arranged. To which are added, three hundred Notes and Illuftrations entirely new. 8vo. 1787.

Imperfect Hints towards a new Edition of Shakfpeare, written chiefly in the Year 1782. 4to. 1787.

The Same. Part the Second and laft. 4to. 1788. Effays on Shakspeare's dramatick Character of Sir John Falstaff, and on his Imitation of Female Characters. To which are added fome general Obfervations on the Study of Shakspeare. By Mr. Richardfon. 12mo. 1788.

The Quip Modeft; a few Words by way of Supplement to Remarks critical and illuftrative on the Text and Notes of the laft Edition of Shakfpeare; occafioned by a Republication of that Edition [1785] revifed and augmented by the Editor of Dodley's Old Plays. [By Mr. Ritfon. ] Svo. 1788.

An Index to the remarkable Paffages and Words made Use of by Shakspeare; calculated to point out the different Meanings to which the Words are applied. By the Reverend Samuel Ayscough. 8vo. 1790.

Curfory Criticisms on the Edition of Shakspeare publifhed by Edmond Malone. [By Mr. Ritfon. ] 8vo. 1792.

A Letter to the Rev. Richard Farmer, D. D. Mafter of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, relative to the Edition of Shakspeare published in 1790, and fome late Criticifms on that work. By Edmond Malone, Efq. 8vo. 1792.

Curfory Remarks upon the Arrangement of the Plays of Shakspeare occafioned by reading Mr. Malone's Effay on the chronological Order of those celebrated Pieces. By the Reverend J. Hurdis, M. A. 8vo. 1792.

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