pt. 2. Historical account of the English stage. Emendations and additions. Tempest. Two gentlemen of VeronaH. Baldwin, 1790 |
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... come in , why standes thou there ? Thou art ever froward , that dare I fwere , Come in on Godes halfe ; tyme it were , For fear left that wee drowne . WIFE . Yea , fir , fet up your faile , And rowe forth with evil haile , For withouten ...
... come in , why standes thou there ? Thou art ever froward , that dare I fwere , Come in on Godes halfe ; tyme it were , For fear left that wee drowne . WIFE . Yea , fir , fet up your faile , And rowe forth with evil haile , For withouten ...
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... Come forth , Adam , and Eve with the , And all my fryndes that herein be , In paradys come forth with me In blyffe for to dwelle . The fende of hell that is yowr foo , He shall be wrappyd and woundyn in woo Fro wo to welth now fhall ye ...
... Come forth , Adam , and Eve with the , And all my fryndes that herein be , In paradys come forth with me In blyffe for to dwelle . The fende of hell that is yowr foo , He shall be wrappyd and woundyn in woo Fro wo to welth now fhall ye ...
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... come to towne , they firft attend the Mayor , to enforme him what noble - mans fervants they are , and fo to get ... comes in without money , the Mayor giving the players a reward as hee thinks fit to fhew refpect unto them . At fuch ...
... come to towne , they firft attend the Mayor , to enforme him what noble - mans fervants they are , and fo to get ... comes in without money , the Mayor giving the players a reward as hee thinks fit to fhew refpect unto them . At fuch ...
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... comes out a hidious monfter with fire and fmoke ; and then the miferable beholders are bound to take it for a cave ; while in the mean time two " Whether therefore the gatherers of the publique or private play- houfe ftand to receive ...
... comes out a hidious monfter with fire and fmoke ; and then the miferable beholders are bound to take it for a cave ; while in the mean time two " Whether therefore the gatherers of the publique or private play- houfe ftand to receive ...
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... come to the scaffold with drumme and trumpet , to proffer fkirmishe , and when they have found- ed alarme , off go the pieces , to encounter a fhadow , or conquer a paper - monster . " Schoole of Abufe , by Stephen Gotion , 1579 . So ...
... come to the scaffold with drumme and trumpet , to proffer fkirmishe , and when they have found- ed alarme , off go the pieces , to encounter a fhadow , or conquer a paper - monster . " Schoole of Abufe , by Stephen Gotion , 1579 . So ...
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acted actor Afide alfo Ariel becauſe Caius Caliban called comedy defire doth Duke Enter Evans Exeunt faid Falstaff fame fcene fecond feems fenfe fent fervant fhall fhew fhould fignifies fince firft folio fome fometimes Ford fpeak fpirits ftage ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fweet gentlemen George Buc hath Henry Chettle Henry Herbert himſelf Hoft houfe houſe Item JOHNSON king king's company laft Launce lord mafter MALONE Michael Drayton miftrefs Milan miſtreſs moft muft muſt myſelf night obferved occafion old copy paffage perfon play players playhouſe poet pray prefent Protheus quarto queen reafon reprefented ſcene Shakspeare Shal ſhall Silvia Sir John Slen ſpeak Speed STEEVENS theatre thee thefe theſe thofe Thomas Dekker thoſe thou Thurio ufed unto uſed Valentine Wentworth Smith whofe wife William D'Avenant William Haughton word
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Page 57 - Some heavenly music, (which even now I do) To work mine end upon their senses, that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book.
Page 56 - To hear the solemn curfew ; by whose aid (Weak masters though ye be) I have be-dimm'd The noontide sun , call'd forth the mutinous winds , And 'twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war: to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire , and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt...
Page 19 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Page 63 - O ! wonder ! How many goodly creatures are there here ! How beauteous mankind is ! O brave new world, That has such people in't ! Pro. Tis new to thee.
Page 9 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things; for no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate; Letters should not be known; riches, poverty, And use of service, none; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none; No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil; No occupation; all men idle, all; And women too, but innocent and pure; No sovereignty; — Seb.
Page 56 - True, representing some principal pieces of the reign of Henry the Eighth, which was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and majesty, even to the matting of the stage ; the Knights of the order, with their Georges and Garter, the guards with their embroidered coats and the like; sufficient, in truth, within a while to make greatness very familiar, if not ridiculous.
Page 71 - There was a great engine at the lower end of the room, which had motion, and in it were the images of seahorses, with other terrible fishes, which were ridden by Moors. The indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water.
Page 68 - ... the player when he cometh in, must ever begin with telling where he is, or else the tale will not be conceived. Now ye shall have three ladies walk to gather flowers, and then we must believe the stage to be a garden. By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock.