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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... exhibited before the appearance of Shak- speare.1 ' There are but thirty - eight plays , ( exclusive of mysteries , mo- ralities , interludes , and translated pieces , ) now extant , written antecedent to , or in , the year 1592. Their ...
... exhibited before the appearance of Shak- speare.1 ' There are but thirty - eight plays , ( exclusive of mysteries , mo- ralities , interludes , and translated pieces , ) now extant , written antecedent to , or in , the year 1592. Their ...
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... exhibited ; the greater part of which , probably , were written before our author commenced play - wright : 1595 1597 1598 1599 great delight . At London . Printed by E. A. for Edward White , and are to be solde at the little Northe ...
... exhibited ; the greater part of which , probably , were written before our author commenced play - wright : 1595 1597 1598 1599 great delight . At London . Printed by E. A. for Edward White , and are to be solde at the little Northe ...
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... exhibited in England , as well as every other part of Europe , were of a religious kind . So early as in the beginning of the twelfth century , it was customary in England onholy festivals to represent , in or near the churches , either ...
... exhibited in England , as well as every other part of Europe , were of a religious kind . So early as in the beginning of the twelfth century , it was customary in England onholy festivals to represent , in or near the churches , either ...
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... exhibited in this country , I am unable to ascertain . Undoubt- edly , however , they are of very great antiquity ; and Riccoboni , who has contended that the Italian theatre is the most ancient in Europe , has claimed for his country ...
... exhibited in this country , I am unable to ascertain . Undoubt- edly , however , they are of very great antiquity ; and Riccoboni , who has contended that the Italian theatre is the most ancient in Europe , has claimed for his country ...
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... the entertainments of dancing , musick , and mimickry , exhibited at these protracted annual celebrities , made the people less religious , by pro- moting idleness and a love of festivity , proscribed these 8 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT.
... the entertainments of dancing , musick , and mimickry , exhibited at these protracted annual celebrities , made the people less religious , by pro- moting idleness and a love of festivity , proscribed these 8 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT.
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