The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-09-05
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VXTILL dssGa sslSsi aud arrange the illustrations Of
w Which there will be about l400, executed on
weed iAtAO very SsH style Of the modern school Ofh'
Ia. SubaiulnG the PrOIPsstHS Of the Editor to hs
PdblbaIhs Publisher has only 10 add that he will 'plrs
AsiiASt OApSRsO nor pains 10 make this sdnan Of lhe
WOrdS Pssl SuPsrIoE 10 sRy that has SPpoMsd-n 10 H.
lHsirstisns, typograPhy and Papar The form VIII DO
royatsshVo, and will b isSSsl in weekly parts. prise
l9t SOnS which plaSSS within the means Of persons OF
Oslimssi limited foftunSS whid Oh account Of lie Pc
olhiSsbOGuy will gau itself admission into the libra
ohsar the rich, and lhOO prove 70 eO enc Of the m9't
nee ofsrnamsDts. ss.
Thee who wish ,h work in the most perfect stale
will sny bS sure Of BY taking the pGrn as they sp.
pear, when will contain The early Pr'Oi' Of the sngra
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part will BE- sSusd in March. sE4t
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ThA Pistsml HHd Illustrated sditiOnS Of SHAKES.
P2RE. luisly 3ubliShsd in England are GmoDSM the
meet bsaulHl spssimSnS Of the recent remarkable i'm.
1TSvemsnt Of the ah Of Wsod engraving. which BY
6ombining great OXeSlSDeO Of execution with seonOmy
~ prOo, ass HVoh IN uupIoCOuoO " hHubb
szquSiiS productions Of the arts Of DSsign.
The dsSRns SfKsnny Meadows for the Illustrations
OfTy edition Of SAakOrpOarO express the character Of
the several petsonaE0s and the spirit Of the scene,
wlh wonderful truth and power; whilst the wood en-
craving Of Knights Pictorial edition cGrn5inS with the
highest merits CT Ari ald taste such rArnsd aud minus
asSuIaoy a. TO scenery eosumS, architecture 10 make
lhsma perpetual and most instructive commentary upon
the Poets text II 10 now proposed 10 smbOdy in an
ARISricsn sditien The admirable illustrations Of both
ihsss NLioas engraved with equal 0IcSOneO Of me-
chahcal execution to add to these other OugravingS
Gs@ smln1Ai artists, a. Reynolds, FuSoIi, g. Newton.
&s,, and 10 accompany lhsm with bsauufy printed
aAd Oerreet text.
Bu, the publisher, anxious that his soontry Shonld
pay come part of The homage due from bsr greatest Of
PvsS. % 10 one who belongs not IolSy 10 England,
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s-i -who speak Tho tongue
That Shakespeare spakS,
sSuld not Aontspt himIslf with mere republication ~
compilation. He has ihorsfors prevailed upon r. B
Weir, whose reputation IN Artist already Identified
with bic country history, 10 contribute series Oforig
isal designs together with such advice and assistance
In other dsiSs oarta his taste may suggest for the H.
lasHGiion and establishment Of the publications.
FTom the reason the publisher instead Of reprn-
tise the text and commentary Of 4 popular English
imprSsson was dssirous that his edition should have
the supevSion Of an American editor This tgak has
boen uUuoItAheH 0OAIAhlN W VGhA bANhh'
The plan proposed for himself the editor TO furnish the
reader with carefully prepared and accurately printed text
sncumbssd BY any notes or comments upon the page itself
1s 1shewsvs useful they may bs elsewhere hey are loo apo
divert the mind from the Of the poets thought and 10
disturb the magic Of hh scene Such notes az may DO Thought
OSs for the explanation or criticism the teI will be thrown
Int IN nppsndx 10 each play. 81.
The text OF Shakspearss dramatic works drawn from old
prntsd copies In his " which had nvsr passed under the
sutho swn eye was consequently dshgursd BY errors and
ebssuss passed during the last century through sue
eson Of varying editions until the revision Of Stevens and
text Tor rather that Of 5svsnS han become the
standard from which most Of the English and American ed
sHs hve bSsn printed degrees Of accuracy Bn
within tS last twenty years more ninnte and familiar ae
4uanttnse with old English ioms habits and modes of to
guided By an intense and constantly Increasing admiration for
1Aakpsas genius has led to the strong conviction that very
many Of the numerous though slight dsvaons from the an
sont text appearing modern edonS are useless or errone
Interpretations sOmsnss weakening the sense and often
establishing arbitrary monotonouS mstrca regularity 10
The poets native melody. Accordingly very many OF
these smsndaOhS have been rejected by the last and best Eng
lsh OdtoD. especially Mr. Knight and Mr., Golfer and the
teadn Of the old oos and quaftos have been restorsd
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