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Page vii
... and playwright , concluding this stage of our itinerary with a visit to the court , which was the constant supporter of the theatre against a puritanical civic government and the true centre , though not always vii PREFACE.
... and playwright , concluding this stage of our itinerary with a visit to the court , which was the constant supporter of the theatre against a puritanical civic government and the true centre , though not always vii PREFACE.
Page xi
... stage . Nor can I close this list of acknowledgments without confessing my obliga- tion to Mr A. R. Waller and to the readers of the University Press for much care and assistance in the production of the book ; and to my wife without ...
... stage . Nor can I close this list of acknowledgments without confessing my obliga- tion to Mr A. R. Waller and to the readers of the University Press for much care and assistance in the production of the book ; and to my wife without ...
Page xvi
... stage , from Victor E. Albright's Shak- sperian Stage , 1909 " " P. 154 Charlecote Hall , from Dr Furnivall's edition of Harrison's Description of England . P. 208 CHAPTER I ENGLAND AND THE ENGLISH This royal throne of.
... stage , from Victor E. Albright's Shak- sperian Stage , 1909 " " P. 154 Charlecote Hall , from Dr Furnivall's edition of Harrison's Description of England . P. 208 CHAPTER I ENGLAND AND THE ENGLISH This royal throne of.
Page xxii
... stage , from Victor E. Albright's Shak- sperian Stage , 1909 · Charlecote Hall , from Dr Furnivall's edition of Harrison's Description of England . Frontispiece To face p . 16 " P. 74 99 P. 102 · " " P. 140 • " P. 154 P. 208 CHAPTER I ...
... stage , from Victor E. Albright's Shak- sperian Stage , 1909 · Charlecote Hall , from Dr Furnivall's edition of Harrison's Description of England . Frontispiece To face p . 16 " P. 74 99 P. 102 · " " P. 140 • " P. 154 P. 208 CHAPTER I ...
Page 20
... in delights and pleasures , drew him from his graver counsellors , hearing of sermons , and listening to good counsel and admonitions , that in the end they got him to lie down in a cradle upon the stage , where these 20 THE COUNTRYSIDE.
... in delights and pleasures , drew him from his graver counsellors , hearing of sermons , and listening to good counsel and admonitions , that in the end they got him to lie down in a cradle upon the stage , where these 20 THE COUNTRYSIDE.
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