THE

PLAYS

OF

WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.

VOL. III.

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THE

PLAYS

OF

WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE,

ACCURATELY PRINTED

FROM THE TEXT OF THE CORRECTED COPIES

LEFT BY THE LATE

GEORGE STEEVENS, ESQ., AND EDMOND MALONE, Esq.

WITH MR. MALONE'S VARIOUS READINGS;

A SELECTION OF

EXPLANATORY AND HISTORICAL NOTES,

FROM THE MOST EMINENT COMMENTATORS;

A HISTORY OF THE STAGE, & A LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE;

BY

ALEXANDER CHALMERS, F.S.A.

NEW EDITION.

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VOLUME III.

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