The Fuller Worthies' Library (Volume 10)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869. Excerpt: ... (a) Page 37, 'continent' This word is = that which contains, and it is found repeatedly in Shakespeare, e. g. overborne their continents (Mids. Night Dream ii. 2.) my continent of beauty (Love's Labour Lost i. 1.) the continent and summary ; (Merchant of Venico iii. 2.) be stronger than thy continent (Antony and Cleopatra iv. 2.) (i) Pages 37-38. 'then ' and ' than'. In the list of errata appended to Henry Reynolds' (?) 'Mythomystes, wherein a short Survey is taken of the Nature and Value of true Poesy, and depth of the Ancients above our moderne Poets, &c.' (1630?), there is a direction given always to substitute throughout the booke 'then' for' than' whether used as an adverb or as a conjunction--as in the first instance where the author says, but disease of the Soules health is no other then meerely knowledge of the Truth of things. (Collier's Bibl. Account ii. 555.) I must express here my regret that Mr. Collier's exceedingly full and laborious work, is robbed of more than half its value, by the empty and utterly inadequate Index. Being alphabetically arranged, the names are easily found in their places in the book: and yet the Index consists very much of the names only, and even these with many deficiences. There is wealth of incidental notice of many names and things absolutely unrepresented in the Index. Above, and hundreds similar, will be sought for in vain therein. (c) Page 52, 'pretence'. So Shakespeare: publisher of this pretence'. (Two Gentlemen of Verona, iii. 1.) the undivulged pretence. (Macbeth ii. 3) and elsewhere. () Page 59, 'neat'. Cf. our Glossary to Sibbes' Works, a. v. It is found in Shakespeare, such neat excellence. (Cymbeline i. 7.) (e) Page 60 'foyson =plenty. So Shakespeare, spelled 'foison' all foiso...