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Page 124 - M. William Shake-speare, His True Chronicle History of the life and death of King Lear, and his three Daughters.
Page 78 - Historical Account of the Substances which have been used to describe Events, and to convey Ideas, from the earliest date to the Invention of Paper.
Page 25 - Only two copies of this sermon are known, one in the British Museum and the other in the Manchester Free Library.
Page 36 - A TRUE AND ALMOST INCREDIBLE REPORT OF AN ENGLISHMAN, that (being cast away in the good Ship called the...
Page 11 - Auncient order, societie and unitie laudable of Prince Arthure and his knightly armory of the round table, with a threefold assertion frendly in favour and furtherance of English archery at this day, 1583, 4to.
Page 3 - NAPS UPON PARNASSUS : A sleepy Muse nipt and pincht, though not awakened. Such Voluntary and Jovial Copies of Verses, as were lately...
Page 46 - True Copies of all the Latine Orations, made and pronounced at Cambridge, on Tuesday and Thursday, the 25 and 27 of Februarie last past 1622, by the Vice-chancellor and others of that Vniversitie.