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... known it . And it may be said that this man , Nicholas Rowe , deserves better of the scholars than he has had . Nicholas Rowe published in 1709 one of the first editions of Shakespeare's plays . He undertook to do more than had been ...
... known it . And it may be said that this man , Nicholas Rowe , deserves better of the scholars than he has had . Nicholas Rowe published in 1709 one of the first editions of Shakespeare's plays . He undertook to do more than had been ...
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... known to have been dark and that she was not of the class called lady , it would seem that the comment of two honest men would sufficiently dispose of this footless bit of gossip . The first witness is John Dave- nant , who says in his ...
... known to have been dark and that she was not of the class called lady , it would seem that the comment of two honest men would sufficiently dispose of this footless bit of gossip . The first witness is John Dave- nant , who says in his ...
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... known to Shakespeare . As Anacreon died by the pot : so George Peele by the pox . As Archesilaus Prytanoeus perished by wine at a drunken feast , as Hermippus testifieth in Diogenes : so Robert Greene died of a surfeit taken of pickled ...
... known to Shakespeare . As Anacreon died by the pot : so George Peele by the pox . As Archesilaus Prytanoeus perished by wine at a drunken feast , as Hermippus testifieth in Diogenes : so Robert Greene died of a surfeit taken of pickled ...
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EARLY BIOGRAPHY AND ANECDOTE | 1 |
CRITICISM AND REPUTATION AMONG | 49 |
SOCIAL STANDING AND PERSONAL REP | 94 |
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