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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... observed , that he " found not , but created first the stage ; " of which no one can doubt , who considers , that of all the plays issued from the press antecedent to the year 1592 , when there is reason to believe he commenced a ...
... observed , that he " found not , but created first the stage ; " of which no one can doubt , who considers , that of all the plays issued from the press antecedent to the year 1592 , when there is reason to believe he commenced a ...
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... observed , were either the miracles of saints , or the more mysterious parts of holy writ , such as the incarna- The Case is altered Every Man out of his Humour The Trial of Chevalry Also the following : 1599 A Knack to know a Knave ...
... observed , were either the miracles of saints , or the more mysterious parts of holy writ , such as the incarna- The Case is altered Every Man out of his Humour The Trial of Chevalry Also the following : 1599 A Knack to know a Knave ...
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... observed , the Miracle - play of Saint Catharine , written by Geoffrey , a learned Norman , ( afterwards Abbot of St. Alban's , ) was acted , probably by his scholars , in the abbey of Dunstable ; perhaps the first spectacle of this ...
... observed , the Miracle - play of Saint Catharine , written by Geoffrey , a learned Norman , ( afterwards Abbot of St. Alban's , ) was acted , probably by his scholars , in the abbey of Dunstable ; perhaps the first spectacle of this ...
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... observed , " it seems that the stage flourished much , under Justinian and Theodora , about the year 540 : for in the Basilical codes we have the oath of an actress , μη αναχωρειν της πορνείας . Tom . VII . p . 682. edit . Fabrot ...
... observed , " it seems that the stage flourished much , under Justinian and Theodora , about the year 540 : for in the Basilical codes we have the oath of an actress , μη αναχωρειν της πορνείας . Tom . VII . p . 682. edit . Fabrot ...
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... observed , that The feast of Fools , and of the Ass , with other religious farces of that sort , so common in Europe , originated at Constantinople . They were instituted , although perhaps under other names , in the Greek Church ...
... observed , that The feast of Fools , and of the Ass , with other religious farces of that sort , so common in Europe , originated at Constantinople . They were instituted , although perhaps under other names , in the Greek Church ...
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