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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Page 13
... taken by the clergy in these old dra- matic performances . Something further on this point may well be added . It is recorded of Lyd- gate , monk of Bury , that he wrote a series of plays from the creation . And the register of the ...
... taken by the clergy in these old dra- matic performances . Something further on this point may well be added . It is recorded of Lyd- gate , monk of Bury , that he wrote a series of plays from the creation . And the register of the ...
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... taken for preventing the former disorders . But the best evidence as to the share the clergy had in these representations is furnished by the account - book of Thetford Priory from 1461 to 1540 , which contains numerous entries of ...
... taken for preventing the former disorders . But the best evidence as to the share the clergy had in these representations is furnished by the account - book of Thetford Priory from 1461 to 1540 , which contains numerous entries of ...
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... taken up as a distinct profession , and regular companies of actors were formed ; but of these we shall have to speak more hereafter . That churches and chapels of monasteries were at first , and for a long time after , used as theatres ...
... taken up as a distinct profession , and regular companies of actors were formed ; but of these we shall have to speak more hereafter . That churches and chapels of monasteries were at first , and for a long time after , used as theatres ...
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... taken up with the Adoration of the Shepherds . After a soliloquy by the first shepherd on the uncertainty of human life , the second enters , and picks a quarrel with him ; then the third arrives on horseback , parts them , and tells ...
... taken up with the Adoration of the Shepherds . After a soliloquy by the first shepherd on the uncertainty of human life , the second enters , and picks a quarrel with him ; then the third arrives on horseback , parts them , and tells ...
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... as the least noise seems to go through her head , they are at first taken in : they ask to see the child before they go , and one of them offers to give it sixpence : Mak tells them the child is asleep 20 An Historical Sketch.
... as the least noise seems to go through her head , they are at first taken in : they ask to see the child before they go , and one of them offers to give it sixpence : Mak tells them the child is asleep 20 An Historical Sketch.
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