A Comparative Review of the Opinions of Mr. James Boaden (Editor of the Oracle) In February, March and April, 1795 And of James Boaden, Esq. (Author of Fontainville Forest, and of a Letter to George Steevens, Esq.) In February, 1796, Relative to the Shak

Excerpt from A Comparative Review of the Opinions of Mr. James Boaden (Editor of the Oracle) In February, March and April, 1795: And of James Boaden, Esq. (Author of Fontainville Forest, and of a Letter to George Steevens, Esq.) In February, 1796, Relative to the Shakspeare Mss T is riot beeaufe the ftyle Or the matter of Mr. Boaden's Critical Examination of the Shakfpeare mss. Appears to pofi'efs any intrinfic merit, that it is made the fubjeét. Of Confidera tion in the following pages; Much lefs 15 this flight attempt dictated by any apprehenfion that the authenticity of thofe mss. Will be ma terially affected, either by the arguments of fuch an examiner, or the detection of his fo phiitry. But When an individual pretends to direct the tafte of the public, when, relying on the fancied ingenuity and importance of his criticifm, he attempts to depreciate real merit, it becomes, at leat't, ne'cefi'ary to examine the purity of his motives, and the confifiency of his condu t. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.