Transcriber's Notes: Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible, including inconsistencies in spelling and hyphenation. Some corrections of spelling have been made. They are marked like this in the text. The original text appears when hovering the cursor over the marked text. A list of amendments is at the end of the text. The Shakespeare Society of New York, INCORPORATED APRIL 20, 1885. To promote the knowledge and study of the Works IN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, Resolved, That in order that the papers printed under authority of this Society may be of the highest character, and of value from all standpoints, the Society does not stand pledged as responsible for the opinions expressed or conclusions arrived at in the said papers, but considers itself only responsible in so far as it certifies by its Imprimatur that it considers them as original contributions to Shakespearean study, and as showing upon their face care, labor and research. Papers of N. Y. Shakespeare Society, No. 5. Time in the Play of Hamlet,BY Read before the Society December 3d, 1885. Press of the New York Shakespeare Society. |