Materials for the Life of ShakespearePierce Butler University of North Carolina Press, 1930 - 200 pages |
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Page 13
... Queen was pleased to command him to alter it ; upon which he made use of Falstaff.1 The present offence was indeed avoided ; but I don't know whether the author may not have been somewhat to blame in his second choice , since it is ...
... Queen was pleased to command him to alter it ; upon which he made use of Falstaff.1 The present offence was indeed avoided ; but I don't know whether the author may not have been somewhat to blame in his second choice , since it is ...
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... Queen Katherine in this play , are very movingly touched ; and tho ' the art of the poet has screened King Henry from any gross imputation of injustice , yet one is inclined to wish the Queen had met with a fortune more worthy of her ...
... Queen Katherine in this play , are very movingly touched ; and tho ' the art of the poet has screened King Henry from any gross imputation of injustice , yet one is inclined to wish the Queen had met with a fortune more worthy of her ...
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... queen would marry and give England an heir to the throne . But after James came to the throne there were also many plays dealing with well known persons , even the King himself , or the late Queen , or her still popular father . Shake ...
... queen would marry and give England an heir to the throne . But after James came to the throne there were also many plays dealing with well known persons , even the King himself , or the late Queen , or her still popular father . Shake ...
Contents
EARLY BIOGRAPHY AND ANECDOTE | 1 |
CRITICISM AND REPUTATION AMONG | 49 |
SOCIAL STANDING AND PERSONAL REP | 94 |
Copyright | |
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