among the very large number of Scriptural texts which are suggested by the Dramatist's expressions, are given in the notes. Many more, which it has not been thought necessary to quote, will occur to the reader. The following pages will enable the reader to form some opinion upon these subjects, but their greatest value will be found in the truths they convey and the practical wisdom they express. While they are not the whole, they are a part of Shakespeare's Morals. CAMBRIDGE, September, 1879. The quotations from Sophocles are from the version of the Rev. Dr. Plumptre. For Shakespeare, resort has been had to the text of Messrs. Clark and Wright (found in the Globe edition), though in a few instances the reading of Mr. Dyce has been preferred. Extracts from Chaucer are from the edition of the editor. |