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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... persons who could now read were in the religious societies ; and various circumstances , pe- , culiarly arising from their situation , profession , and institution , enabled the monks to be the sole per- formers of these representations ...
... persons who could now read were in the religious societies ; and various circumstances , pe- , culiarly arising from their situation , profession , and institution , enabled the monks to be the sole per- formers of these representations ...
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... persons appearing almost entirely naked in a pastoral exhibited at Oxford before the King and Queen , and the ladies who attended her . It is , if I recollect right , described by Winwood . seq . Warton's History of English Poetry , Vol ...
... persons appearing almost entirely naked in a pastoral exhibited at Oxford before the King and Queen , and the ladies who attended her . It is , if I recollect right , described by Winwood . seq . Warton's History of English Poetry , Vol ...
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... person who resorted peaceably to the plays performed in the Whitsun week at Chester , begin- ning with the creation , and ending with the general judgement ; and this indulgence was seconded by the bishop of the diocese , who granted ...
... person who resorted peaceably to the plays performed in the Whitsun week at Chester , begin- ning with the creation , and ending with the general judgement ; and this indulgence was seconded by the bishop of the diocese , who granted ...
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... persons from acting the HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT , to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church , who had expended considera- ble sums for a publick presentation of that play at the ensuing Christmas . About twelve About ...
... persons from acting the HISTORY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT , to the great prejudice of the clergy of the church , who had expended considera- ble sums for a publick presentation of that play at the ensuing Christmas . About twelve About ...
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... persons of the scene never depart during the representation : he who ceases to speak , is considered as if he were no longer on the stage . But in truth it is extremely ridiculous , that the spectator should see the actor listening ...
... persons of the scene never depart during the representation : he who ceases to speak , is considered as if he were no longer on the stage . But in truth it is extremely ridiculous , that the spectator should see the actor listening ...
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