The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-05-02 00:00:00

MONDAY, MAY 2, 1803.

Oa Saturday next will be published,
KEARSLErs ORNAMENTED EDITION OF SHAK-

PFARE,
MO be handsomely printed in small Oftavo, on
a sispertine fool•eap paper and hot-pressed.—Each Play
to be etailvellished with two divigris from the P.etures arid
Drawings of Lnutherbourg, Stothard, Tfesham, and Westall,
Royal Acarlemkians ; and of 'Messrs. Thurston' Burney, and
others : To be engraved in the Sort style of elegance and
beauty, by Aligns' Armstrong, Bromley, Cromek, Drlatre,
Milton, Neagle, Parker, R;utubach, A. Smith, A. R. A.
Skelton. and Warren.
The First Number, ermtaining The TEMPIST, of this elegant
edition of the Plays of Shakspeare, will be published on Salta-
thy the 30th of April 1803, with ttr r Engr.ivings Messrs.
Bromley arid Parker, from the designs of the late Mr. Sherwin
and Mr. Stotha rd.
The Second Number, the Two GENTLEMIN CIF VERONA,
will be publishol on the following ba,urday, with Two Eq-
gravings by Messes. Anker Smith, A. R. A. and Warren, from
the designs of Mews. Tresham alit Thurston : a..d on^ Play
will he pu'il:slied evert week till the work is completed, which
will be in forty numbers or less.
The price will be Three Shillings each Play. A few copies
on large pa?cr, with proof impressions of the plates, at Six
The Text will be corrected by the last edition of Dr. Johnson
and Mr. St.-seven., ; and at the end of each Play will be a "elec-
tion of their Notes, as well as those of other commentators,

independent of verbal criticism, illustrative of the text, the
manners and customsof the age in whirh the port lived.
Ry MAN LEY WOOD, A. M. of Exeter College, Oxos.
When the who'e of the Plays are published, one or two
!kJ:unlit-Ts will he devnteil to the Life of Slialsopeare, with a
fine Portrait from the most authentic Picture; the Preface of
Dr. Johnson ; and other preliiiii.mry matter, desirable in a
complzte Edition of the dramatic Works of our immortal
Bard.
London : Printed for G. Kearaley, Fleet Street.

This Day is published, neatly printed in 18mo, price Lis. boanls
rrHE CALEDONIAN JEST-BOOK : being
1. a new .01.1 ext..iisivc Collection of Autcnoves, MON
Mors, and WITTICISMS, selected from every Publication of
merit, including above 100 Originals.
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Where may be. had,
SANS SOUCI, a Collection of the most esteemed modem
Songs, 3s. boards
The MUSEUM of WIT, a choice Collection of Anecdotes,
Bon Mots, &e. Jac. 3s. boards.

This day is published in quarto, emb tlli4hed with Plates,
price 11 ss. nr on Royal Paper 11. 15s. in boards,
THE TEMPLE of NATURE ; or, the ORL-
I GIN of SOCIETY, a POEM, in Four Cantos.
By ERASMUS DARWIN, M.D. F.R S.
Printed fnr J. Johnson, in St. Paul's Church-yard.
Where may be had, by the same Audn-,
1. The Botanic Garden, a Poem, with Pates, 2 vols. Seo.
11. Ls. in boards.

2. Zoonoinia, or the Laws of Organic 11,11 v, 4 vols. Bvo.
11. 16e. or on largo paper, 21.85. in boards.
8. Phyto:ugia, ur the Philoyuphy of ‘'egeration, 11. 11s. Gd.
in boards.

This Day is published, handsomely printed, and embellished
‘‘,tll an elegant Portrait, price 7s. in hoards,
4 NEW Translation throughout of PAS(7HAL's
iX Tt fOLICIITS on RELIGION, and other IMPORTANT
SUBJECTS. To which are arlded, Memoirs of his Life and
Writings.
Printer' for Samuel. Bagstcr, No. 81, Strand.

This day h pubh,lied in Imperial Quarto, price Eight Guineas
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THE COSTUME of the RUSSIAN EMPIRE,
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