The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: The Cambridge Text from the Latest Edition of William Aldis Wright; with Introductions, Notes and Glossaries to Each Play by Israel Gollancz. The Complete Notes, with Variorum Readings and General Glossary of Alexander Dyce; a General Introduction, and a Bibliography by W. J. Rolfe; a History of the Drama, and General Criticism by Henry N. Hudson and Others, and a Complete Character Index, Volume 20Colonial Press, 1901 |
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... king to prohibit some ignorant persons from acting plays founded on Scripture , as conflicting with the interest of the clergy , who had incurred expense in getting up a set of plays on similar sub jects . And we learn from Stowe that ...
... king to prohibit some ignorant persons from acting plays founded on Scripture , as conflicting with the interest of the clergy , who had incurred expense in getting up a set of plays on similar sub jects . And we learn from Stowe that ...
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... king's name ; the boy repeats it blunderingly after him , and is then sent off with the team ; and the piece ends with a speech by Cain to the spectators , bidding them farewell for ever , before he goes to the devil . The third of the ...
... king's name ; the boy repeats it blunderingly after him , and is then sent off with the team ; and the piece ends with a speech by Cain to the spectators , bidding them farewell for ever , before he goes to the devil . The third of the ...
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... King Cyrus . A ship owned by St. Peter is brought into the space between the scaffolds , and Mary and some others ... kings of the World , the Flesh , and the Devil figure in the play , but not prominently . A priest winds up the ...
... King Cyrus . A ship owned by St. Peter is brought into the space between the scaffolds , and Mary and some others ... kings of the World , the Flesh , and the Devil figure in the play , but not prominently . A priest winds up the ...
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... King John . The Miracle - play of King Darius , printed in 1565 , is founded on the Third Book of Esdras , which is excluded even from the Apocrypha of our Bible . It is scarce worth notice , except that Iniquity with his wooden dagger ...
... King John . The Miracle - play of King Darius , printed in 1565 , is founded on the Third Book of Esdras , which is excluded even from the Apocrypha of our Bible . It is scarce worth notice , except that Iniquity with his wooden dagger ...
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... King Ahasuerus has all the maiden beauties of his kingdom brought before him ; which done , he makes choice of Esther for his wife . After her elevation , Queen Esther has a chapel royal , well supplied with music and singers for her ...
... King Ahasuerus has all the maiden beauties of his kingdom brought before him ; which done , he makes choice of Esther for his wife . After her elevation , Queen Esther has a chapel royal , well supplied with music and singers for her ...
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