The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 1AMS Press, 1966 - Theater |
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Page xxvi
... portrait was not a genuine representation of Shakspeare . Mr. Steevens was satisfied for some years with decrying all the existing portraits of Shakspeare , but latterly adopted a new hypothesis ; and having rejected the Chandos canvas ...
... portrait was not a genuine representation of Shakspeare . Mr. Steevens was satisfied for some years with decrying all the existing portraits of Shakspeare , but latterly adopted a new hypothesis ; and having rejected the Chandos canvas ...
Page 256
... portrait of our author to Mrs. Barry , the real value of it should not be inferred . The possession of somewhat more animated than canvas , might have been included , though not specified , in a bargain with an actress of ac- knowledged ...
... portrait of our author to Mrs. Barry , the real value of it should not be inferred . The possession of somewhat more animated than canvas , might have been included , though not specified , in a bargain with an actress of ac- knowledged ...
Page 298
... portrait lately exhibited to the publick is not supposititious because it presents a less spritely and confident assemblage of features than had usually been imputed to the modest and unassuming parent of the British theatre . - It is ...
... portrait lately exhibited to the publick is not supposititious because it presents a less spritely and confident assemblage of features than had usually been imputed to the modest and unassuming parent of the British theatre . - It is ...
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