TO HIS GRACE
THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, K.G.
THIS EDITION
OF THE WORKS OF THE GREATEST DRAMATIC POET OF THE WORLD, WHICH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
WITHOUT THE AID
OF HIS GRACE’S MATCHLESS COLLECTION
OF THE ORIGINAL IMPRESSIONS OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS,
IS, WITH PERMISSION, INSCRIBED,
BY HIS DEVOTED AND GRATEFUL SERVANT,
THE EDITOR.