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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... true origin , I believe , of his countrymen thus spelling the latter part of his name , was this : instead of speare ( hasta ) following the sound , they constantly wrote spere ; and hence the name of Sperepoynt , another family in ...
... true origin , I believe , of his countrymen thus spelling the latter part of his name , was this : instead of speare ( hasta ) following the sound , they constantly wrote spere ; and hence the name of Sperepoynt , another family in ...
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... true lover of antiquities , and a worthy Mæcenas ; " and without doubt had , in his early days , made some inquiries concerning his illustrious countryman , from his father , who was born in 1588 , and died in 1642 , when Sir Richard ...
... true lover of antiquities , and a worthy Mæcenas ; " and without doubt had , in his early days , made some inquiries concerning his illustrious countryman , from his father , who was born in 1588 , and died in 1642 , when Sir Richard ...
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... true ( continues Mr. Rowe ) , for some time , at a free school , where it is probable he acquired what Latin he was master of ; but the narrowness of his circumstances , and the want of his assistance at home , forced him to with- draw ...
... true ( continues Mr. Rowe ) , for some time , at a free school , where it is probable he acquired what Latin he was master of ; but the narrowness of his circumstances , and the want of his assistance at home , forced him to with- draw ...
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... true ( our poet's baptism and burial ) , were fur- nished by the register of the parish of Stratford . We have already seen that one part of the fore- going account is not true . John Shakspeare , it has been proved , never had but ...
... true ( our poet's baptism and burial ) , were fur- nished by the register of the parish of Stratford . We have already seen that one part of the fore- going account is not true . John Shakspeare , it has been proved , never had but ...
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... true that every man who is weak in one place must ne- cessarily be weak in all ; that all those persons who in the last century were idle enough to put their faith in judicial astrology , and to give credit to stories of preternatural ...
... true that every man who is weak in one place must ne- cessarily be weak in all ; that all those persons who in the last century were idle enough to put their faith in judicial astrology , and to give credit to stories of preternatural ...
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