William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... theatre was burned down , and in all probability manuscripts of the poet , or other written records relating to the history , the management , and the circumstances of this theatre , were destroyed on that occasion . In the following ...
... theatre was burned down , and in all probability manuscripts of the poet , or other written records relating to the history , the management , and the circumstances of this theatre , were destroyed on that occasion . In the following ...
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... theatre , and is said to have seen his illustrious brother play Adam in " As You Like It . " A signature of his , which has been preserved , belongs to the year 1609. * The fifth child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden was a girl ...
... theatre , and is said to have seen his illustrious brother play Adam in " As You Like It . " A signature of his , which has been preserved , belongs to the year 1609. * The fifth child of John Shakespeare and Mary Arden was a girl ...
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... Theatre , and died as such in London ; he was buried on the 31st of December , 1607 , in the church of St. Saviour.1 These statements show that in the Stratford Church re- gister , as in all English church registers , it is not the date ...
... Theatre , and died as such in London ; he was buried on the 31st of December , 1607 , in the church of St. Saviour.1 These statements show that in the Stratford Church re- gister , as in all English church registers , it is not the date ...
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... theatre , and we need only change his name into William Shakespeare , to obtain a second account from the poet's youth , an account that leaves nothing to be desired : - " In the city of Gloucester the manner is ( as I think it is in ...
... theatre , and we need only change his name into William Shakespeare , to obtain a second account from the poet's youth , an account that leaves nothing to be desired : - " In the city of Gloucester the manner is ( as I think it is in ...
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... Theatre , in London , towards the end of the seventh , and the beginning of the eighth decade . ' Whetstone's " Promos and Cassandra " ( published 1578 ) was as little likely to be performed in Stratford as the classic plays that were ...
... Theatre , in London , towards the end of the seventh , and the beginning of the eighth decade . ' Whetstone's " Promos and Cassandra " ( published 1578 ) was as little likely to be performed in Stratford as the classic plays that were ...
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Page 448 - Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the vantage best have took, Found out the remedy: How would you be, If he, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? O, think on that; And mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.
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Page 539 - Peace, plenty, love, truth, terror, That were the servants to this chosen infant, Shall then be his, and like a vine grow to him ; Wherever the bright sun of heaven shall shine, His honour and the greatness of his name Shall be, and make new nations...