The Plays of William Shakspeare, Volume 3Printed and fold by J.J. Tourneisen, 1799 |
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... whofe words I have just quoted , has given the following ingenious account of the origin of this rude fpecies of dramatick entertainment : " About the eighth century trade was principally carried on by means of fairs , which lafted ...
... whofe words I have just quoted , has given the following ingenious account of the origin of this rude fpecies of dramatick entertainment : " About the eighth century trade was principally carried on by means of fairs , which lafted ...
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... whofe principal employment was to belabour the Devil with his wooden dagger , and to make him roar for the entertainment of the populace . " " As the Mysteries or Miracle - plays frequently required the introduction of allegorical ...
... whofe principal employment was to belabour the Devil with his wooden dagger , and to make him roar for the entertainment of the populace . " " As the Mysteries or Miracle - plays frequently required the introduction of allegorical ...
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... whofe notes till now ne'er were , Shall fill with laughter our vast theatre . " See alfo the concluding lines of Shirley's prologue to The Doubtful Heir , quoted below . Howes in his continuation of Stowe's Chronicle , p . 1004 . edit ...
... whofe notes till now ne'er were , Shall fill with laughter our vast theatre . " See alfo the concluding lines of Shirley's prologue to The Doubtful Heir , quoted below . Howes in his continuation of Stowe's Chronicle , p . 1004 . edit ...
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... whofe patent paffed the great feal Jan. 18. 1560-1 . It is printed in Rymer's Fadera . His fucceffor , Edmund Tilney , obtained a grant of this office ( the reverfion of which John Lily , the dramatick poet , had long in vain folicited ...
... whofe patent paffed the great feal Jan. 18. 1560-1 . It is printed in Rymer's Fadera . His fucceffor , Edmund Tilney , obtained a grant of this office ( the reverfion of which John Lily , the dramatick poet , had long in vain folicited ...
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... lordship his majefties pleafure , that you caufe to be delivered unto his majesties players whofe names follow , viz . John Hemmings , John The theatre in Blackfriars was fituated near the prefent Apothecaries 62 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT.
... lordship his majefties pleafure , that you caufe to be delivered unto his majesties players whofe names follow , viz . John Hemmings , John The theatre in Blackfriars was fituated near the prefent Apothecaries 62 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT.
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