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... written by him , tho ' it is owned some part of it certainly was , particularly the last act . But tho ' the order of time in which the several pieces were written be generally uncertain , yet there are pas- sages in some few of them ...
... written by him , tho ' it is owned some part of it certainly was , particularly the last act . But tho ' the order of time in which the several pieces were written be generally uncertain , yet there are pas- sages in some few of them ...
Page 12
... written after the accession of the latter of those two princes to the crown of England . Whatever the particular times of his writings were , the people of his age , who began to grow wonderfully fond of diversions of this kind , could ...
... written after the accession of the latter of those two princes to the crown of England . Whatever the particular times of his writings were , the people of his age , who began to grow wonderfully fond of diversions of this kind , could ...
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... written evidently by a collegian or by collegians and acted , perhaps more than once , at St. John's College , Cambridge , speaking now of all three plays , between 1598 and 1601 or 1602. . . . All three plays are witty and well written ...
... written evidently by a collegian or by collegians and acted , perhaps more than once , at St. John's College , Cambridge , speaking now of all three plays , between 1598 and 1601 or 1602. . . . All three plays are witty and well written ...
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EARLY BIOGRAPHY AND ANECDOTE | 1 |
CRITICISM AND REPUTATION AMONG | 49 |
SOCIAL STANDING AND PERSONAL REP | 94 |
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