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THE

COMPLETE

WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE,

FROM THE ORIGINAL TEXT,

INCLUDING HIS POEMS, CAREFULLY COLLATED AND COMPARED WITH THE
EDITIONS OF KNIGHT, HALLIWELL, AND COLLIER,

TO WHICH ARE ADDED

Copious Notes, an Historical and Explanatory Introduction to each Play, and
A MEMOIR OF HIS LIFE,

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