8. Shakespear restored, or specimens of blunders committed and unamended in Pope's edition of this poet. By Lewis Theobald, 4to. Lond. 1726.

9. An answer to Mr. Pope's preface to Shakespear, being a vindication of the old actors who were the publishers and performers of that author's plays. By a strolling player [John Roberts], 8vo. Lond. 1729.

10. Some remarks on the tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark, written by William Shakspeare, 8vo.

Lond. 1736.

+11. Explanatory and Critical Notes on divers passages of Shakespeare. By Francis Peck, M. A.

Printed in the "Memoirs of Milton," 4to. Lond. 1740.

12. Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Macbeth, with Remarks on Sir Thomas] H[anmer's] edition of Shakespear: to which is affixed Proposals for a new edition of Shakespear, with a specimen. [By Samuel Johnson] 12mo. Lond. 1745.

13. A word or two of advice to William Warbuton, a dealer in many words, by a Friend [Zach. Grey], 8vo. Lond. 1746.

14. An answer to certain passages in Mr. W[arbuton's] Preface to his edition of Shakespear; together with some remarks of the many errors and false criticisms in the work itself, 8vo. Lond. 1748.

15. Critical Observations on Shakespere. By John Upton, 8vo. Lond. 1746. Second edition, 1748.

16. An Enquiry into the Learning of Shakespeare, with remarks on several passages of his plays, in a Conversation between Eugenius and Neander. By Peter Whalley, A. B., 8vo. Lond. 1748.

17. The Canons of Criticism and Glossary; being a supplement to Mr. Warburton's Edition of Shakespeare, collected from the Notes in that celebrated work, and proper to be bound with it. By Thomas Edwards, 8vo. Lond. 1748.

Very frequently reprinted. The best edition is the seventh, which was published with additions in 1765. At the end of this edition are printed Mr. Roderick's Remarks on Shakspeare.

+18. An attempte to rescue that aunciente English Poet and Playwrighte, Maistre William Shakespere, from the many errours falsely charged on him by certaine new

D

fangled wittes, and to let him speak for himself, as right well he wotteth, when freede from the many careless mistakings of the heedless first imprinters of his workes, by a gentleman, formerly of Gray's Inn [John Holt], 8vo. Lond. 1749.

19. Remarks on the Tempest; or, an attempt to rescue Shakspeare from the many errors falsely charged on him by his several editors, &c. [By Mr. Holt], 8vo. London, 1750.

+20.

A free and familiar letter to that great refiner of Pope and Shakspeare, the Rev. Mr. Wm. Warburton [By Dr. Grey], 8vo. Lond. 1750.

21. Remarks upon a late [Warburton's] edition of Shakespear, with a long string of emendations, borrowed by the celebrated editor from the Oxford edition without acknowledgement; to which is prefixed a defence of the late Sir Thomas Hanmer, Bart. [By Dr. Grey], 8vo. Lond. 1751.

This work was reprinted in the following year [1752] under the title of "Examination of a late edition of Shakespear."

22. A poetical epistle from Shakespeare in Elysium to Mr. Garrick at Drury Lane Theatre, 4to. Lond. 1752. 23. Miscellaneous Observations on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: with a preface, containing some general remarks on the writings of Shakespear, 8vo. Lond. 1752.

24. Critical, historical and explanatory notes on Shakespeare, with emendations of the text and metre. By Zachary Grey, LL. D., 2 vols. 8vo. Lond. 1752.

Second edition, 1754. Third edition, 1755.

25. The Beauties of Shakespear, regularly selected from each play. By William Dodd, B. A., 2 vols. 12mo. Lond. 1752.

Frequently reprinted. The sarcastic dedication to Lord Chesterfield was cancelled in most copies. The third edition, with the author's last corrections, was published in 1780, in three volumes, 12mo.

26. Shakespear illustrated; or, the novels and histories on which the plays of Shakespeare are founded, collected and translated from the original authors; with critical remarks. By Mrs. Charlotte Lennox, 3 vols. 12mo. Lond. 1753-4.

The dedication to the Earl of Orrery was written by Dr. Johnson; and Malone was of opinion that many of the observations throughout the work were written by him.

27. The Tomb of Shakspeare, a poetical vision. By J. G. Cooper, 4to. Lond. 1755. Second edition, 1755.

28. The novel from which the play of The Merchant of Venice, written by Shakespear, is taken, translated from the Italian: to which is added, a translation of a novel from the Decamerone of Bocaccio, 8vo. Lond. 1755.

29. Visionary Interview at the Shrine of Shakespear. By H. Howard, 4to. Lond. 1756.

30. Proposals for printing, by subscription, the dramatic works of W. Shakespear, corrected and illustrated by Sam. Johnson, 8vo. Lond. 1756.

31. Notes and various readings of Shakespeare. By Edward Capell, 4to. Lond. 1759. Second edition, with additions, 3 vols., 1779-80.

32. Ode on Shakespeare, and testimonies to the genius and merits of Skakespeare, 4to. n. d.

33. The castrated letter of Sir Thomas Hanmer, in the sixth volume of the Biographia Britannica, wherein is discovered the rise of the Bishop of Gloucester's quarrel with the baronet, about his edition of Shakespeare's plays, to which is added, an impartial account of the extraordinary means used to suppress the remarkable letter. By a proprietor of that work [Philip Nichols], 8vo. and fol. Lond. 1763.

+34. A revisal of Shakespeare's text; wherein the alterations introduced into it by the modern editors and critics are particularly considered. By Benjamin Heath, 8vo. Lond. 1765.

35. Dr. Johnson's preface to his edition of Shakespeare's x Plays, 8vo. Lond. 1765.

36. Prefaces to Shakespeare's plays by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Pope, Mr. Theobald, Sir T. Hanmer, and Dr. Warburton; with some account of the life of Shakespeare, by Mr. Rowe, 8vo. Lond. 1765.

+37. A review of Dr. Johnson's new edition of Shakespeare: In which the ignorance or inattention of that editor is exposed, and the poet defended from the persecution of his commentators. By William Kenrick, 8vo. Lond. 1765.

38. An examination of Mr. Kenrick's Review of Dr. Johnson's edition of Shakespeare [By Mr. Barclay, a student of Oxford], 8vo. Lond. 1766.

39. A defence of Mr. Kenrick's Review of Dr. Johnson's Shakespeare; containing a number of curious and ludicrous anecdotes of literary biography. By a friend [W. Kenrick], 8vo. Lond. 1766.

40. Observations and conjectures on some passages of Shakespeare. By Thomas Tyrwhitt, 8vo. Oxford,

1766.

+41. An essay on the learning of Shakespeare. By Richard Farmer, D. D., 8vo. Lond. 1767. Second edition

greatly enlarged, 8vo. Cambridge, 1767. Reprinted 1789 and 1821.

+42. A letter to David Garrick, Esq., concerning a glossary to the plays of Shakespeare on a more extensive plan than has hitherto appeared. To which is annexed a specimen. By Richard Warner, 8vo. Lond. 1768.

The original manuscript of this work is in the British Museum.MS. Addit. 10,544.

43. A glossary to the plays of Shakespeare, in which are explained technical terms, words obsolete or uncommon, and common words used in an uncommon sense. By Richard Warner.

Never published. The original manuscript, consisting of seventyone volumes in quarto and octavo, is preserved in the British Museum, MS. Addit. 10,472 to 10,542. An interleaved copy of Tonson's edition of Shakespeare, with MS. notes by Warner, is also preserved in the British Museum.

44. An essay on the writings and genius of Shakespeare, compared with the Greek and French Dramatic poets. By Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu, 8vo. 1769. Frequently reprinted.

45. Ode upon dedicating a building and erecting a statue to Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon. By David Garrick, 4to. Lond. 1769.

+46. Shakespeare's Jubilee, a masque. By George Saville Carey, 8vo. Lond. 1769.

47. Shakespeare's Garland; being a collection of new songs, ballads, roundelays, catches, glees, comic serenates, &c., performed at the Jubilee at Stratfordupon-Avon, 8vo. Lond. 1769.

48. Garrick's Vagary, or England run Mad; with Particulars of the Stratford Jubilee, 8vo. 1769.

49. Judith, a Sacred Drama, as performed in the church of Stratford-upon-Avon, on occasion of the Jubilee, 4to. 1769.

50. Stratford Jubilee, a new comedy, with Scrub's Trip to the Jubilee. 1769.

51. Trinculo's Trip to the Jubilee, 4to. 1769.

52. Man and Wife; or, the Shakespeare Jubilee, 8vo. 1770.

+53. Lamentable and true tragedie of M. Arden, of Feversham in Kent; with a preface in favour of its being the earliest dramatic work of Shakespeare [by Edward Jacob], 8vo. Lond. 1770.

54. Introduction to the school of Shakespeare, held on Wednesday evenings, in the Apollo, at the Devil Tavern, Temple Bar. By William Kenrick, 8vo. n. d.; 8vo. Lond. 1773.

+55. Cursory remarks on tragedy, on Shakespeare, and on certain French and Italian poets, principally tragedians [By Edward Taylor], 8vo. Lond. 1772. Second edition 1774.

56. An essay on the character of Hamlet, as performed by Mr. Henderson, at the Haymarket, 8vo. n. d.

57. Shakespeare; containing the traits of his character, 8vo. n. d.

58. A philosophical analysis and illustration of some of Shakspeare's dramatic characters [By William Richardson], 8vo. Lond. 1774.

Frequently reprinted.

59. Cursory remarks on tragedy, on Shakespeare and on certain French and Italian poets, principally tragedians [By William Richardson], 8vo. Lond. 1774. 60. Shakespeare: Rara Avis in Terra. By Kenrick Prescott, 4to. Cambridge, 1774. Privately printed.

I copy the title of this tract from Lowndes, who says that it consists of eight leaves. It is not mentioned by Watt, nor even by Cole in his MS. Athenæ.

61. Introduction to Shakespeare's plays; containing an Essay on Oratory, 8vo. Lond. 1774.