The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 18J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... kirtle of ? ] I know not exactly what a kirtle is . The following passages may serve to show that it was something different from a gown : " How unkindly she takes the matter , and cannot be reconciled with less than a gown or a kirtle ...
... kirtle of ? ] I know not exactly what a kirtle is . The following passages may serve to show that it was something different from a gown : " How unkindly she takes the matter , and cannot be reconciled with less than a gown or a kirtle ...
Page 106
... kirtle , or a garment worn over a kirtle . " When , therefore , a kirtle is mentioned simply , perhaps a petticoat is meant ; when an upper kirtle is spoken of , a long cloak or mantle is probably intended ; and I imagine a half- kirtle ...
... kirtle , or a garment worn over a kirtle . " When , therefore , a kirtle is mentioned simply , perhaps a petticoat is meant ; when an upper kirtle is spoken of , a long cloak or mantle is probably intended ; and I imagine a half- kirtle ...
Page 246
... kirtle , and to faine herself with child . " STEEVENS . 5 thou thin man in a censer ! ] The old censers of thin metal had generally at the bottom the figure of some saint raised up with a hammer , in a barbarous kind of imbossed or ...
... kirtle , and to faine herself with child . " STEEVENS . 5 thou thin man in a censer ! ] The old censers of thin metal had generally at the bottom the figure of some saint raised up with a hammer , in a barbarous kind of imbossed or ...
Page 247
... kirtles . " to sacred use , it should be remarked , that the consummate slut- tery of ancient houses rendered censers or fire - pans , in which coarse perfumes were burnt , most necessary utensils . In Much Ado about Nothing , Act I. sc ...
... kirtles . " to sacred use , it should be remarked , that the consummate slut- tery of ancient houses rendered censers or fire - pans , in which coarse perfumes were burnt , most necessary utensils . In Much Ado about Nothing , Act I. sc ...
Page 248
... kirtles . ] Probably the dress of the prostitutes of JOHNSON . A half kirtle was perhaps the same kind of thing as we call at present a short - gown , or a bed - gown . There is a proverbial ex- pression now in use which may serve to ...
... kirtles . ] Probably the dress of the prostitutes of JOHNSON . A half kirtle was perhaps the same kind of thing as we call at present a short - gown , or a bed - gown . There is a proverbial ex- pression now in use which may serve to ...
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