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With Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakespeare; on the Collection of Popular Tales Entitled Gesta Romanorum; and on the English Morris Dance Francis Douce |
With Dissertations on the Clowns and Fools of Shakespeare; on the Collection of Popular Tales Entitled Gesta Romanorum; and on the English Morris Dance Francis Douce |
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... gesTA ROMANORUM ; AND ON THE ENGLISH MORRIS DANCE . BY FRANCIS DOUCE . THE ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD BY JACKSON . A NEW EDITION . LONDON : PRINTED FOR THOMAS TEGG , CHEAPSIDE ; R. GRIFFIN AND CO . , GLASGOW ; TEGG AND CO . , DUBLIN ; ALSO J ...
... gesTA ROMANORUM ; AND ON THE ENGLISH MORRIS DANCE . BY FRANCIS DOUCE . THE ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD BY JACKSON . A NEW EDITION . LONDON : PRINTED FOR THOMAS TEGG , CHEAPSIDE ; R. GRIFFIN AND CO . , GLASGOW ; TEGG AND CO . , DUBLIN ; ALSO J ...
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... Gesta Ro- manorum , to which The Merchant of Venice has been so much indebted for the construction of its story , had , it is true , been already disserted on by Mr. Warton with his accustomed elegance ; but it will be found that he had ...
... Gesta Ro- manorum , to which The Merchant of Venice has been so much indebted for the construction of its story , had , it is true , been already disserted on by Mr. Warton with his accustomed elegance ; but it will be found that he had ...
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... Gesta Romanorum , where it is rightly used : " the third vessell was made of lead , and thereupon was insculpt this posey , & c . " SCENE 7. Page 450 . MOR . Gilded tombs do worms infold . The old editions read gilded timber ; and ...
... Gesta Romanorum , where it is rightly used : " the third vessell was made of lead , and thereupon was insculpt this posey , & c . " SCENE 7. Page 450 . MOR . Gilded tombs do worms infold . The old editions read gilded timber ; and ...
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... Gesta Romanorum , first printed by Wynkyn de Worde ; and that Shakspeare has closely co- pied some of the language . The Doctor's use of the word story is not consistent with his usual accuracy , because , in what follows , he speaks ...
... Gesta Romanorum , first printed by Wynkyn de Worde ; and that Shakspeare has closely co- pied some of the language . The Doctor's use of the word story is not consistent with his usual accuracy , because , in what follows , he speaks ...
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afterwards alluded allusion already ancient appears borrowed called CHAP character cited clown conjecture copy corruption curious death Devil DICTIONARY doubt dress duke edition emperor England English expression fairies folio fool French Gesta Romanorum gleek hath Henry the Eighth hobby-horse Holinshed holy horse instance Italian John Johnson King Henry knight lady language Latin likewise lines Lord Maid Marian Malone manner manuscript means Measure for measure mentioned Merchant of Venice modern morris dance occasion opinion original Ovid passage perhaps person play poet present prince printed probably queen quod quotation reader reign remarks Ritson Robin Hood Roman Saint Saint Valentin Saxon says SCENE seems sense Shakspeare Shakspeare's signifies Sir Dagonet sometimes song speaking speech Steevens Steevens's story supposed term thee thou tion translation Twelfth night vols word writer Wynkyn de Worde