AN

ESSAY

ON THE

WRITINGS AND GENIUS

OF

S H A K S P E A RE,
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TO WHICH ARE ADDED,
Three Dialogues of the Dead.

BY MRS. MONTAGU.

LONDON:
Printed by IIarding and Wright, St. John's-square,
FOR R. PRIESTLEY, 143, High-HOLBORN ; AND

R. LEA, GREEK-STREET, SOHO.

1810.

C O N T E N T S.

INTRODUCTION

On Dramatic Poetry.

On the Historical Drama.

The First Part of Henry IV.

The Second Part of Henry IV.

On the Præternatural Beings.

The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Upon the Cinna of Corneille.

Upon the Death of Julius Cæsar.

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THREE DIALOGUES OF THE DEAD.

Dialogue I.

Dialogue II.

Dialogue III.

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