THE

PLAYS

OF

WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE.

VOL. II.

LONDON : GILBERT AND RIVINGTOV, PRINTERS,

St. John'S SQUARE.

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, AND A LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE ;

BY

ALEXANDER CHALMERS, F.S.A.

New Edition.

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VOLUME II.

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