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... Davies [ q . v . ] and Mrs. Long , were the four principal actresses , whom , in pursu- ance of the previously mentioned agreement , D'Avenant boarded in his own house . From the first D'Avenant's performances obtained a strong hold on ...
... Davies [ q . v . ] and Mrs. Long , were the four principal actresses , whom , in pursu- ance of the previously mentioned agreement , D'Avenant boarded in his own house . From the first D'Avenant's performances obtained a strong hold on ...
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... Davies [ q . v . ] , promotion to royal favour . On 7 Nov. 1667 , according to Pepys , ' The Tempest , or the Enchanted Island , ' 4to , 1670 , written by Dryden and D'Avenant in conjunction , was played for the first time . The play is ...
... Davies [ q . v . ] , promotion to royal favour . On 7 Nov. 1667 , according to Pepys , ' The Tempest , or the Enchanted Island , ' 4to , 1670 , written by Dryden and D'Avenant in conjunction , was played for the first time . The play is ...
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... DAVIES . [ See also DAVIS and DAVYS . ] DAVIES , BENJAMIN , LL.D. ( 1814– 1875 ) , Hebraist , was born at Werne , near St. Clears , Carmarthenshire , in 1814. He studied for the baptist ministry in Wales at the Bristol Baptist College ...
... DAVIES . [ See also DAVIS and DAVYS . ] DAVIES , BENJAMIN , LL.D. ( 1814– 1875 ) , Hebraist , was born at Werne , near St. Clears , Carmarthenshire , in 1814. He studied for the baptist ministry in Wales at the Bristol Baptist College ...
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... Davies was a man of great simplicity of character , and highly successful as a teacher . He died at Frome of hæmorrhage of the lungs in 1875 . [ Baptist , 30 July 1875 ... Davies Davies 131 came back to London in 1857, and accepted ...
... Davies was a man of great simplicity of character , and highly successful as a teacher . He died at Frome of hæmorrhage of the lungs in 1875 . [ Baptist , 30 July 1875 ... Davies Davies 131 came back to London in 1857, and accepted ...
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... Davies sang at the professional concert on 3 Feb. 1787 , and in 1791 made her first appearance in oratorio at Drury Lane , but she must at this time have been past her prime , for she seems soon after- wards to have ... Davies Davies 132.
... Davies sang at the professional concert on 3 Feb. 1787 , and in 1791 made her first appearance in oratorio at Drury Lane , but she must at this time have been past her prime , for she seems soon after- wards to have ... Davies Davies 132.
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