THE MOOR OF VENICE. A TRAGEDY. BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. COLLATED WITH THE OLD AND MODERN EDITIONS. AND LONDON, PRINTED BY W. BOWYER AND J. NICHOLS: SOLD BY W. OWEN, BETWEEN THE MDCCLXXIII. THE MOORE OF VENICE. EDITIONS COLLATED. 1st Quarto. T HE Tragoedy of Othello, the been diverse Times acted at the Globe, and at the Black-Friers, by his Majesties Servants. Written by William Shakespeare. London, Printed by N. O. for Thomas Walkley, and are to be fold at his Shop, at the Eagle and Child, in Brittans Bursse, 1622. 2d Quarto. The title-page wanting. The four Folios and other Editions as in Hamlet. • This Edition hath the following Preface.' The S ationer to the Reader. TO fet forth a booke without an Epistle, were like to the old English prouerbe, A blew coat without a badge. The Author being dead, I thought good to take that piece of worke upon mee: To commend it, I will not, for that which is good, I hope every man will commend, without intreaty: and I am the bolder, because the Author's name is sufficient to vent his worke. Thus leaving every one to the liberty of iudgement, I have ventered to print this Play, and leave it to the generall cenfure, |