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Page 7
His name is printed , as the custom was in those times , amongst those of the
other players , before some oldplays , but without any particular account of what
sort of parts he used to play ; and though I have inquired , I could never meet with
...
His name is printed , as the custom was in those times , amongst those of the
other players , before some oldplays , but without any particular account of what
sort of parts he used to play ; and though I have inquired , I could never meet with
...
Page 11
... had offered one of his plays to the players , in order to have it acted ; and the
persons into whose hands it was put , after having turned it carelessly and
superciliously over , were just upon returning it to him with an ill - natured answer
, that it ...
... had offered one of his plays to the players , in order to have it acted ; and the
persons into whose hands it was put , after having turned it carelessly and
superciliously over , were just upon returning it to him with an ill - natured answer
, that it ...
Page 12
The praise of seldom altering or blotting out what he writ , which was given him
by the players , who were the first publishers of his works after his death , was
what Jonson could not bear : he thought it impossible , perhaps , for another man
to ...
The praise of seldom altering or blotting out what he writ , which was given him
by the players , who were the first publishers of his works after his death , was
what Jonson could not bear : he thought it impossible , perhaps , for another man
to ...
Page 23
... that he never forgave it . ) I take this opportunity to avow my disbelief that
Shakspeare was the author of Mr.Combe's Epitaph , or that it was written by any
other person at the request of that gentleman . It Betterton the player did really ·
He ...
... that he never forgave it . ) I take this opportunity to avow my disbelief that
Shakspeare was the author of Mr.Combe's Epitaph , or that it was written by any
other person at the request of that gentleman . It Betterton the player did really ·
He ...
Page 30
Others , 9 , he adds , 6. say , that it was done by Richard Burbage the player ; "
and'in another place he ascribes it to 6 John Taylor , the player ... This Taylor , it
is said in The Critical Review for 1770 , left it by will to Sir William D'Avenantr But
...
Others , 9 , he adds , 6. say , that it was done by Richard Burbage the player ; "
and'in another place he ascribes it to 6 John Taylor , the player ... This Taylor , it
is said in The Critical Review for 1770 , left it by will to Sir William D'Avenantr But
...
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| Title | The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 1 The Plays of William Shakspeare, William Shakespeare |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Illustrated by | Samuel Johnson (écrivain) |
| Publisher | Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1900 |
| Original from | Lyon Public Library |
| Digitized | 8 Sep 2011 |
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