This edition contains the 'Venus,' 'Lucrece,' and Sonnets, and is prefaced with an elaborate introduction of over 140 pp.
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'One of the best pieces of editing in the language.'—Outlook.
'This is a scholarly and interesting contribution to Shakespearian literature.'—Literature.
'We have no hesitation in describing Mr. George Wyndham's introduction as a masterly piece of criticism, and all who love our Elizabethan literature will find a very garden of delight in it.'—Spectator.
'Mr. Wyndham's notes are admirable, even indispensable.'—Westminster Gazette.
'The standard edition of Shakespeare's poems.'—World.
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'It is a body of choice and lovely poetry.'—Birmingham Gazette.