The 1794 edition of Walter Whiter’s Specimen of a Commentary on Shakspeare is notable for its anticipation of much that is regarded as modern in the criticism of Shakespeare’s language and imagery. Because of his interest in Locke’s theory of the association of ideas, Whiter is able to discover the underlying chain of thought in many of Shakespeare’s characteristic expressions; and because of his etymological interests, he is often able to throw light on the problem of the individual word in Shakespeare’s text. A collection of notebooks and loose papers (Cambridge University Library, Catalogue Number Oo, ⅵ, 103–106) contains further comments on textual and interpretative problems in at least twenty-four of Shakespeare’s plays, excluding some of the histories and all of the Roman tragedies. These notes follow the general pattern of the Notes on ‘ As You Like It ’ in the first section of the Specimen. Some are mere jottings and quotations; others are presented as complete essays on a variety of topics. What follows is a selection of some of this additional material not used in the Specimen.