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Page xii
... called this metre ; and the obvious and remarkable blunder of arranging them in three lines beyond doubt originated in the careless printing of the Folio , and has been , strangely enough , perpetuated , in most sheepish fashion , by ...
... called this metre ; and the obvious and remarkable blunder of arranging them in three lines beyond doubt originated in the careless printing of the Folio , and has been , strangely enough , perpetuated , in most sheepish fashion , by ...
Page xiii
... called fairly satisfactory ; at anyrate that in respect of date The Errors was one of the earliest , if not the very earliest , of the Comedies , and that it was probably untouched by the author after its first production . The evi ...
... called fairly satisfactory ; at anyrate that in respect of date The Errors was one of the earliest , if not the very earliest , of the Comedies , and that it was probably untouched by the author after its first production . The evi ...
Page xiv
... called Gesta Grayorum ; or the History of Henry , Prince of Purpoole ; printed by Nichols in Progresses of Queen Elizabeth , iii . 362 ( ed . 1823 ) . " Prince Henry " was Henry Helmes , a gentle- man of Norfolk , the Lord of Misrule at ...
... called Gesta Grayorum ; or the History of Henry , Prince of Purpoole ; printed by Nichols in Progresses of Queen Elizabeth , iii . 362 ( ed . 1823 ) . " Prince Henry " was Henry Helmes , a gentle- man of Norfolk , the Lord of Misrule at ...
Page xv
... called The Night of Errors . " The expression " played by the Players " must have reference to a performance by the Chamberlain's servants , which was on the 28th December , the " servants " most probably including Shakespeare himself ...
... called The Night of Errors . " The expression " played by the Players " must have reference to a performance by the Chamberlain's servants , which was on the 28th December , the " servants " most probably including Shakespeare himself ...
Page xviii
... called Twelve Night , or what you will , much like the Com- medy of Errores , or Menechmi in Plautus , but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni . ” Further , internal evidence shows that , generally speaking , the play ...
... called Twelve Night , or what you will , much like the Com- medy of Errores , or Menechmi in Plautus , but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni . ” Further , internal evidence shows that , generally speaking , the play ...
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Page xiv - As Plautus and Seneca are accounted the best for comedy and tragedy among the Latines, so Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds for the stage...
Page 93 - He understood the speech of birds As well as they themselves do words ; Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry ' Rope,' and
Page xiii - The author is at home in his subject, and presents his views in an almost singularly clear and satisfactory manner. . . . The volume is a valuable contribution to one of the most difficult, and at the same time one of the most important subjects of investigation at the present day.
Page xxxii - THE myriad-minded man, our, and all men's, Shakspeare, has in this piece presented us with a legitimate farce in exactest consonance with the philosophical principles and character of farce, as distinguished from comedy and from entertainments.
Page 86 - I loved her most, and thought to set my rest On her kind nursery.