THE

AUTHORSHIP OF SHAKESPEARE.

BY

NATHANIEL HOLMES.

Το γαρ αυτο νοείν εστίν τε και είναι. –Parmenida.

SECOND EDITION.

NEW YORK:
PUBLISHED BY HURD AND HOUGHTON,

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866, by

HURD AND HOUGHTON,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of

New York.

RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE :

STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY

I. 0. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.

TO HIS EXCELLENCY

THE HONORABLE THOMAS

C. FLETCHER,

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI,

AS A WORTHY REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE CIVIL AND SOCIAL PROGRESS OF THE AGE,

WHEREIN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES,

PHILOSOPHY, AND RELIGIOUS CULTURE,

ARE TO FIND FREE COURSE AND BE GLORIFIED,

THIS HUMBLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE LITERATURE OF THE TIME

IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED BY

THE AUTHOR.

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