Malone's life of Shakspeare, comprehending an essay on the chronological order of his plays. Appendix. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Conveyance from Walker to Shakspeare. Shakspeare's mortgage. Declaration of trust, by Heminge, &c. Shakspeare's will. Extracts from Stratford register. Entries on the stationers' books. List of the early editions of Shakspeare. Dedication of the players, 1623. Preface of the players. Modern editions. Plays ascribed to Shakspeare. Plays altered from Shakspeare. Character of Aubrey, the antiquaryF. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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Page 112
... Spenser and his contemporaries with the sense of generosus , bene moratus . 4 To the truth of this sentiment our author himself bears tes- timony in his Two Gentlemen of Verona : following judicious precept , at a still later period ...
... Spenser and his contemporaries with the sense of generosus , bene moratus . 4 To the truth of this sentiment our author himself bears tes- timony in his Two Gentlemen of Verona : following judicious precept , at a still later period ...
Page 178
... Spenser , vol . vii . p . 335 , speaking of my first edition of Shakspeare , says , that I there " strenuously main- tained the belief " that our poet was the person in Spenser's con- templation in the lines above quoted . But , I ...
... Spenser , vol . vii . p . 335 , speaking of my first edition of Shakspeare , says , that I there " strenuously main- tained the belief " that our poet was the person in Spenser's con- templation in the lines above quoted . But , I ...
Page 179
... Spenser's poem , he had discontinued writing for the stage , and retired from London to some sequestered spot , disgusted by the applause which the low ribaldry of some of his contemporary poets had met with for a year or two before ...
... Spenser's poem , he had discontinued writing for the stage , and retired from London to some sequestered spot , disgusted by the applause which the low ribaldry of some of his contemporary poets had met with for a year or two before ...
Page 180
... Spenser's contempla- tion . In the outset she asks , " Where be the sweet delights of learning's treasure , " That wont with comick sock to beautify " The painted theatres , " & c . She then says , that all the innocent mirth which ...
... Spenser's contempla- tion . In the outset she asks , " Where be the sweet delights of learning's treasure , " That wont with comick sock to beautify " The painted theatres , " & c . She then says , that all the innocent mirth which ...
Page 181
... Spenser's description , I have no doubt , was intended for John Lilly , " the eloquent and wittie John Lilly , " as he is denominated by one of his contempo- raries 3 ; a poet , whose learning sufficiently entitled him to a part of this ...
... Spenser's description , I have no doubt , was intended for John Lilly , " the eloquent and wittie John Lilly , " as he is denominated by one of his contempo- raries 3 ; a poet , whose learning sufficiently entitled him to a part of this ...
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