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SHAKE SPEAR,

COMPARED WITH THE

GREEK AND FRENCH DRAMATIC POETS.

WITH

SOME REMARKS

Upon the MISREPRESENTATIONS of

Monf. de VOLTAIRE.

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The Second Part of Henry IV.

The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Upon the Cinna of Corneille.

Upon the Death of Julius Cæfar.

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17. For Odyfly, read Odyffey.

18. For Phorbus, read Phorbas.

19. For Lufitcanians, read Lufitanians.

12. Or a valiant, dele or.

14. For Promotheus, read Prometheus.