The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 3J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... given so accurate an account of our earliest dramatick performances , that I shall make no apology for extracting from various parts of his valuable work , such particulars as suit my present purpose . The earliest dramatick ...
... given so accurate an account of our earliest dramatick performances , that I shall make no apology for extracting from various parts of his valuable work , such particulars as suit my present purpose . The earliest dramatick ...
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... given the following ingenious account of the origin of this rude species of dramatick entertainment : " About the eighth century trade was principally carried on by means of fairs , which lasted several . days . Charlemagne established ...
... given the following ingenious account of the origin of this rude species of dramatick entertainment : " About the eighth century trade was principally carried on by means of fairs , which lasted several . days . Charlemagne established ...
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... given by Cardinal Wolsey to the mo- nasteries of the Canons regular of St. Austin , in the year 1519 , the brothers are forbidden to be lusores aut mimici , players or mimicks . But the prohibition means that the monks should not go ...
... given by Cardinal Wolsey to the mo- nasteries of the Canons regular of St. Austin , in the year 1519 , the brothers are forbidden to be lusores aut mimici , players or mimicks . But the prohibition means that the monks should not go ...
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... given of the like practice among the French . The only persons who could now read were in the religious societies ; and various circumstances , pe- , culiarly arising from their situation , profession , and institution , enabled the ...
... given of the like practice among the French . The only persons who could now read were in the religious societies ; and various circumstances , pe- , culiarly arising from their situation , profession , and institution , enabled the ...
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... given by the English fathers at the famous Council of Constance , in the year 1417 , a low buffoon of Herod's court is introduced , desiring of his lord to be dubbed a knight , that he might be properly qualified to go on the adventure ...
... given by the English fathers at the famous Council of Constance , in the year 1417 , a low buffoon of Herod's court is introduced , desiring of his lord to be dubbed a knight , that he might be properly qualified to go on the adventure ...
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