The dramatic works of William Shakespeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq: with a glossary, and notes, and a sketch of the life of Shakespeare . ^with great justness, that Lear would move our com-passion but little, did we not rather consider theinjured father than the degraded king. (4) Die. (5) Dr. Joseph Warton. $S6 KING LEAR. The story of this play, except the episode of Ed-mund, which is derived, 1 think, from Sidney, istaken orig^inally from Geoffry of Monmouth, whomHolinshed generally copied; but perhaps immedi-ately from an
The dramatic works of William Shakespeare : accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, Esq: with a glossary, and notes, and a sketch of the life of Shakespeare . ^with great justness, that Lear would move our com-passion but little, did we not rather consider theinjured father than the degraded king. (4) Die. (5) Dr. Joseph Warton. $S6 KING LEAR. The story of this play, except the episode of Ed-mund, which is derived, 1 think, from Sidney, istaken orig^inally from Geoffry of Monmouth, whomHolinshed generally copied; but perhaps immedi-ately from an old historical ballad. My reason forbelieving that the play was posterior to the ballad,rather than the ballad to the play, is, that the bal-lad has nothing- of Shakspeares nocturnal tempest,which is too striking to have been omitted, and that It follows the chronicle ; it has the rudirnentsof the play, but none of its amplifications : it firsthinted Lears madness, but did not arrav it in cir-cumstances. The writer of the ballad addedsomethmg to the history, which is a proof that hewould have added more, if more had occurred tohis mind ; and more must have occurred if he hadseen Shakspeare. ROMEO AND JULIET. Act V—Scene 3.
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