The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 3J. Johnson, 1803 |
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... letter of the fcripture , or the refpective legend . But the MORALITIES indicate dawnings of the dramatick art : they contain fome rudiments of a plot , and even attempt to delineate characters , and to paint manners . From hence the ...
... letter of the fcripture , or the refpective legend . But the MORALITIES indicate dawnings of the dramatick art : they contain fome rudiments of a plot , and even attempt to delineate characters , and to paint manners . From hence the ...
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... letters patent from King 7 Hiftory of English Poetry , Vol . III . p . 326 . 66 That Myfteries were occafionally reprefented in the early part of Queen Elizabeth's reign , appears from the affertions of the controverfial writers . They ...
... letters patent from King 7 Hiftory of English Poetry , Vol . III . p . 326 . 66 That Myfteries were occafionally reprefented in the early part of Queen Elizabeth's reign , appears from the affertions of the controverfial writers . They ...
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... Letter recommending the Queen of Bohemia's players , 1629. - 15 . 32. Anfwer . 8 13. 117. Players at Chesterton , 1590. " STEEVENS . Hiftory of English Poetry , Vol . II . p . 388 . hiftorical plays was produced between the years 1570 ...
... Letter recommending the Queen of Bohemia's players , 1629. - 15 . 32. Anfwer . 8 13. 117. Players at Chesterton , 1590. " STEEVENS . Hiftory of English Poetry , Vol . II . p . 388 . hiftorical plays was produced between the years 1570 ...
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... letters were obtained of the Lords to banish them on the Sabbath days . " Upon thefe orders against the players ... letters to the Lord Maior , to permit them to exercife within the city ; and that their letters might contain fome orders ...
... letters were obtained of the Lords to banish them on the Sabbath days . " Upon thefe orders against the players ... letters to the Lord Maior , to permit them to exercife within the city ; and that their letters might contain fome orders ...
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... letter in Dr. Birch's collection in the Museum , from Mr. John Chamberlain to Sir Dudley Carleton , dated Dec. 15 , 1621 , in which is the following paragraph : " On funday night here was a great fire at The Fortune , in Golding- lane ...
... letter in Dr. Birch's collection in the Museum , from Mr. John Chamberlain to Sir Dudley Carleton , dated Dec. 15 , 1621 , in which is the following paragraph : " On funday night here was a great fire at The Fortune , in Golding- lane ...
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