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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Page 19
... things were treated of in a very homely style , as we now think , infinitely below the dignity of the subject : But it ... thing by the right and easiest handle : For example , in the scene relating to the Visitation : · Maria . But ...
... things were treated of in a very homely style , as we now think , infinitely below the dignity of the subject : But it ... thing by the right and easiest handle : For example , in the scene relating to the Visitation : · Maria . But ...
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... things are fained that never were , as Cupid and Psyche , plaied at Paules ; [ he means , in Paul's school , ] — or if a true historie be taken in hand , it is made like our shavelings , longest at the rising and falling of the sunne ...
... things are fained that never were , as Cupid and Psyche , plaied at Paules ; [ he means , in Paul's school , ] — or if a true historie be taken in hand , it is made like our shavelings , longest at the rising and falling of the sunne ...
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... thing recorded , even from William the Conqueror , nay , from the landing of Brute , untill this day , being possest of their true use ? " - In Florio's dialogues in Italian and English , printed in 1591 , we have the following dialogue ...
... thing recorded , even from William the Conqueror , nay , from the landing of Brute , untill this day , being possest of their true use ? " - In Florio's dialogues in Italian and English , printed in 1591 , we have the following dialogue ...
Page 84
... thing like moveable scenes being used in England , is in the narrative of the entertainment given to King James at Oxford , in August , 1605 , when three plays were performed in the hall of Christ Church , of which we have the following ...
... thing like moveable scenes being used in England , is in the narrative of the entertainment given to King James at Oxford , in August , 1605 , when three plays were performed in the hall of Christ Church , of which we have the following ...
Page 87
... things given by the noblemen [ to the bride and bridegroom ] were valued at 2,5001 ; but that which made it a good marriage , was a gift of the king's of 500l . land , for the bride's jointure . They were lodged in the council - chamber ...
... things given by the noblemen [ to the bride and bridegroom ] were valued at 2,5001 ; but that which made it a good marriage , was a gift of the king's of 500l . land , for the bride's jointure . They were lodged in the council - chamber ...
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