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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... means of diffusing among the people a knowledge of the leading facts and doctrines of Christianity as then understood and received . Of course , therefore , it was in substance • and character religious , or meant to be so , Miracle ...
... means of diffusing among the people a knowledge of the leading facts and doctrines of Christianity as then understood and received . Of course , therefore , it was in substance • and character religious , or meant to be so , Miracle ...
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... means they could devise : they endeavoured to clothe the most needful of all instruction in such forms , to mould it up with such arts of recreation and pleasure , as might render it interesting and attractive to the popular mind . In ...
... means they could devise : they endeavoured to clothe the most needful of all instruction in such forms , to mould it up with such arts of recreation and pleasure , as might render it interesting and attractive to the popular mind . In ...
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... means universal . We have already seen that in 1391 and 1409 plays were acted by the parish clerks of London . In cities and large towns , these performances were generally in the hands of the trading companies . Our information ...
... means universal . We have already seen that in 1391 and 1409 plays were acted by the parish clerks of London . In cities and large towns , these performances were generally in the hands of the trading companies . Our information ...
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... as obey His laws shall never come thither : whereat Satan rejoices , that hell will soon be more populous than ever , as he means to walk east and west , seducing mankind into his service ; but , Christ exclaiming , " Miracle - plays 23.
... as obey His laws shall never come thither : whereat Satan rejoices , that hell will soon be more populous than ever , as he means to walk east and west , seducing mankind into his service ; but , Christ exclaiming , " Miracle - plays 23.
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... means of stifling or escaping from the sense of whom he is serving , and that he is to have nothing but pain and perdition in reward of his service . In Moral - plays the Devil and the Vice , or at least one of them , almost always bore ...
... means of stifling or escaping from the sense of whom he is serving , and that he is to have nothing but pain and perdition in reward of his service . In Moral - plays the Devil and the Vice , or at least one of them , almost always bore ...
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