Malone's life of Shakspeare, comprehending an essay on the chronological order of his plays. Appendix. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Conveyance from Walker to Shakspeare. Shakspeare's mortgage. Declaration of trust, by Heminge, &c. Shakspeare's will. Extracts from Stratford register. Entries on the stationers' books. List of the early editions of Shakspeare. Dedication of the players, 1623. Preface of the players. Modern editions. Plays ascribed to Shakspeare. Plays altered from Shakspeare. Character of Aubrey, the antiquaryF. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... poet's name thus : Mr. Shaksp .; and in some of the writings of the borough , I have found the name written at length Shaksper , which was probably the vulgar pronunciation . But as spere was a mispelling of the word speare , from the ...
... poet's name thus : Mr. Shaksp .; and in some of the writings of the borough , I have found the name written at length Shaksper , which was probably the vulgar pronunciation . But as spere was a mispelling of the word speare , from the ...
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... poet's son - in - law was written Hawle , Halle , Haule , and Hall ; in the first and the last of these ways he himself wrote it at different periods of his life . A similar variance is to be found in the names of Burghley , which is ...
... poet's son - in - law was written Hawle , Halle , Haule , and Hall ; in the first and the last of these ways he himself wrote it at different periods of his life . A similar variance is to be found in the names of Burghley , which is ...
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... poet's theatrical history , was his contem- porary , and fellow comedian , Thomas Heywood , had he executed a work ... poet , sha- dowed only , because my judicious friend , Maister Thomas Heywood , hath taken in hand , by his great ...
... poet's theatrical history , was his contem- porary , and fellow comedian , Thomas Heywood , had he executed a work ... poet , sha- dowed only , because my judicious friend , Maister Thomas Heywood , hath taken in hand , by his great ...
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... poet , collect any materials for such a work , till Mr. Rowe , about the year 1707 , undertook an edition of his plays ... poet's grand - daughter , Lady Barnard , who did not die till 1670. His sister , Joan Hart , was living in 1646 ...
... poet , collect any materials for such a work , till Mr. Rowe , about the year 1707 , undertook an edition of his plays ... poet's grand - daughter , Lady Barnard , who did not die till 1670. His sister , Joan Hart , was living in 1646 ...
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... poet's grandfather . 6 William , Earl of Salisbury , a natural son of Henry II . by fair Rosamond , if we may believe the metrical romance of Richard Cœur de Lion , acquired the title of Longue - espee , in consequence of his gallant ...
... poet's grandfather . 6 William , Earl of Salisbury , a natural son of Henry II . by fair Rosamond , if we may believe the metrical romance of Richard Cœur de Lion , acquired the title of Longue - espee , in consequence of his gallant ...
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