R: Greene del:

то THE EDITION OF

SHAKSPEARE'S PLAYS

PUBLISHED IN 1778

BY SAMUEL JOHNSON AND GEORGE STEEVENS.
IN TWO VOLUMES.

CONTAINING

ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS

BY SEVERAL OF

THE FORMER COMMENTATORS:

TO WHICH ARE SUBJOINED

THE GENUINE POEMS

OF THE SAME AUTHOR,

AND

SEVEN PLAYS

THAT HAVE BEEN ASCRIBED TO HIM;

WITH NOTES

BY THE EDITOR AND OTHERS.

Natura infirmitatis humana tardiora funt remedia quam mala;
et ut corpora lente augefcunt, cito extinguuntur, fic ingenia ftudia
que opprefferis facilius quam revocaveris. TACITUS.

LONDON,

Printed for C. Bathurst, W. Strahan, J. F. and C. Rivington, J.
Hinton, L. Davis, R. Horsfield, W. Owen, E. Johnfon, S. Crowder,
B. White, T. Longman, C. Dilly, T. Cadell. J. and T. Bowles, T.
Lowndes, J. Robfon, T. Payne, H. L. Gardner, J. Nichols, J.
Bew, W. Gater, W. Stuart, F. Newbery, G. Robinson, R. Baldwin,
T. Beecroft, J. Ridley, T. Evans, S. Hayes, and E. Johnfon.

MDCCLXXX.

SUPPLEMENT

TO THE EDITION OF

SHAKSPEARE'S PLAYS

PUBLISHED IN 1778.

VOLUME THE FIRST.

CONTAINING

ADVERTISEMENT.

ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS.

VENUS AND ADONIS.

RAPE OF LUCRECE.

SONNET S.

THE PASSIONATE PILGRIM.

A LOVER's COMPLAINT.