The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 3J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... by E. A. for Edward White , and are to be solde at the little Northe doore of St. Paules Church , at the signe of the Gunne . 1589. " 4to . REED . and progress of the drama in England , will scarcely 4 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT.
... by E. A. for Edward White , and are to be solde at the little Northe doore of St. Paules Church , at the signe of the Gunne . 1589. " 4to . REED . and progress of the drama in England , will scarcely 4 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT.
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... churches , either the lives and miracles of saints , or the most important stories of Scripture . From the subject of these spectacles , which , as has been observed , were either the miracles of saints , or the more mysterious parts of ...
... churches , either the lives and miracles of saints , or the most important stories of Scripture . From the subject of these spectacles , which , as has been observed , were either the miracles of saints , or the more mysterious parts of ...
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... church of St. Paul's was formerly metropolitical , and that it was thought it would become so again , " should the citizens return into the island . " In 1174 King Henry II . and his sons had carried over with them a con- siderable ...
... church of St. Paul's was formerly metropolitical , and that it was thought it would become so again , " should the citizens return into the island . " In 1174 King Henry II . and his sons had carried over with them a con- siderable ...
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... churches , which served as theatres for the representation of holy farces . The festivals among the French , called La fete de Foux , de l'Ane , and des Innocens , at length became greater favourites , as they certainly were more ...
... churches , which served as theatres for the representation of holy farces . The festivals among the French , called La fete de Foux , de l'Ane , and des Innocens , at length became greater favourites , as they certainly were more ...
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... church , banished Pagan plays from the stage at Constan- tinople , and introduced stories from the Old and New Testament . As the ancient Greek tragedy was a religious spectacle , a transition was made on the same plan ; and the ...
... church , banished Pagan plays from the stage at Constan- tinople , and introduced stories from the Old and New Testament . As the ancient Greek tragedy was a religious spectacle , a transition was made on the same plan ; and the ...
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