The Works of Shakespeare, Vol. 7: Troilus and Cressida; Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; Othello (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Works of Shakespeare, Vol. 7: Troilus and Cressida; Romeo and Juliet; Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; Othello<br/><br/>Sperre up the Sam qf Troy; Why they might be 'call'd Priam's Six Gates, will be feen in' the Sequel of this Note. T o fperre, or fpar, (from theold Teutonic Word, fpzrggn) fignifies, to /hut zip, defend by Barre, Sec. And in this very Senfe has C H A U c E R nied the' Term in the 5th Book of his Twila: and Cfefi'ide. For when he faw her Doore's fperred all, V/e/l nigh fir Sarrow' ado-wn he 'gem to fall. But now fer the Six Gates, the very Names of which our Editors have barba'roufly demoliih'd; and 'which Mr. Pepe, tho the T ranflator oi' Homer, had not the Skill to reedifyl till I chalk'd out the Materials for him. We hnd them enumeratedby La Gerda, (from D as he informs as 3) in his Note upon this Paiiage of Virgil Hie Juno Sewas fmviflima perm.<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.