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" Alleyn, playing a daunon with six others, in one of Shakspeare's plays, was, in the midst of the play, surprised by an apparition of the devil, which so worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich college. "
Willis's Current Notes: A Series of Articles on Antiquities, Biography ... - Page 27
by George Willis - 1854
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ..., Volume 1

Biography - 1761 - 544 pages
...yjj"'-' he was, in the midft of the play, furprized by an apparition p. 19$. of the devil ; which fo worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich college. Mr. Alleyn began the foundation of this college, under the direction of...
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A new and general biographical dictionary, Volume 1

New and general biographical dictionary - Biography - 1761 - 534 pages
...Shakefpeare's plays, he was, in the midft of the play, furprized by an apparition of the devil j which fo worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich college. Mr. Alleyn began the foundation of this college, under the direuion of...
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A New and General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an ... Account of the ...

Biography - 1793 - 412 pages
...Shakefpcar's playsj was, in the midft of the play, furpri/ed by an apparition of the devil; which fo worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich collage/' He began the foundation of this college, under the dircaion of Iñigo...
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The New, general and complete weekly magazine; or, entertaining Mercury

302 pages
...Shakefpear's plays, was, in the midftof the play, furprized by an apparition of the devil; which f<> worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich college." He began the foundation of this college under the direction of In»gt»Jone«,...
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The General Biographical Dictionary: Containing an Historical and ..., Volume 2

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 544 pages
...of Shakspeare's plays, was, in the midst of the play, surprised by an apparition of the devil, which so worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich college. Whatever may be in this story, he began the foundation of this college,...
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The General Biographical Dictionary, Volume 2

Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1812 - 540 pages
...of Shakspeare's plays, was, in the midst of the play, surprtsed by an apparition of the devil, which so worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich college. Whatever may be in this story, he began the foundation of this college,...
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The Pocket magazine of classic and polite literature. [Continued as] The ...

1833 - 636 pages
...of Shakspeare's plays, was in the midst of the play surprised hy an apparilion of the devil : which so worked on his fancy, that he made a vow, which he performed hy huilding Dulwich College." Of this he was the first master, and according to his contemporary Haywood,...
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, Geography ...

1838 - 1056 pages
...of Shakspeare's plays, was, in the midst of the play, surprised by an apparition of the devil, which so worked on his fancy that he made a vow, which he performed by building Dulwich College." He began the foundation of this college under the direction of Inigo...
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The Biographical Dictionary of the Society for the ..., Volume 2, Issue 1

Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1843 - 456 pages
...of Shakspere's plays, he was in the midst of the play surprised by an apparition of the devil, which so worked on his fancy that he made a vow which he performed at this place " (Dulwich). This is clearly an adaptation of the story told with great solemnity by Prynne, in his...
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CURRENT NOTES: A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON ANTIQUITIES, BIOGRAPHY, HERALRY ...

G. WILLIS - 1854
...р!ауз, in one of which he played a Dietnon with six others, was in the midst of the play surprised by an apparition of the Devil. This so worked on his...mind and was very desirous of revoking his charity but was not suffered. At Norwood grew an oak tree that bore mistletoe. " Some persons cut this mistletoe...
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