The Devil is an Ass, Issues 29-30H. Holt, 1905 - 252 pages |
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Page xii
... persons of the play on the recto , a vignette and the prologue 1 Eng . Drama , p . 78 . 2 Eng . Drama 2. 296 . 3 N. & Q. 4th Ser . 5. 573 . Bibliog . Col. , 2d Ser . p . 320 . on the verso . N , to the end contains xii Introduction.
... persons of the play on the recto , a vignette and the prologue 1 Eng . Drama , p . 78 . 2 Eng . Drama 2. 296 . 3 N. & Q. 4th Ser . 5. 573 . Bibliog . Col. , 2d Ser . p . 320 . on the verso . N , to the end contains xii Introduction.
Page xiv
... persons of the play on the recto , and a device ( a saint pointing to heaven and hell ) and the prologue on the verso . Then the play proper ; B - I in fours ; K ( one leaf ) . The first two leaves are unnumbered ; then 1-66 ( 35 ...
... persons of the play on the recto , and a device ( a saint pointing to heaven and hell ) and the prologue on the verso . Then the play proper ; B - I in fours ; K ( one leaf ) . The first two leaves are unnumbered ; then 1-66 ( 35 ...
Page xviii
... person of Fitzdottrel or in that of Justice Eitherside ( see Introduction , pp . lxx , lxxii ) , the conjecture may be allowed to have some weight . In 1. 2. I Fitzdottrel speaks of Bretnor as occupying the position once held by the ...
... person of Fitzdottrel or in that of Justice Eitherside ( see Introduction , pp . lxx , lxxii ) , the conjecture may be allowed to have some weight . In 1. 2. I Fitzdottrel speaks of Bretnor as occupying the position once held by the ...
Page xl
... person but the Vice About the town ; At every meal , where it doth dine or sup , The cloth's no sooner gone , but it gets up , And shifting of its faces , doth play more Parts than the Italian could do with his door . Acts old Iniquity ...
... person but the Vice About the town ; At every meal , where it doth dine or sup , The cloth's no sooner gone , but it gets up , And shifting of its faces , doth play more Parts than the Italian could do with his door . Acts old Iniquity ...
Page xliv
... persons , and of Plutarchus Guilthead among the lesser , this play belongs to Jonson's character - drama . It does not , however , belong to the pure humor - comedy . Like The Alchemist , and in marked contrast to Every Man out of his ...
... persons , and of Plutarchus Guilthead among the lesser , this play belongs to Jonson's character - drama . It does not , however , belong to the pure humor - comedy . Like The Alchemist , and in marked contrast to Every Man out of his ...
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