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N. B. The terms book and ballad were anciently used to fignify dramatick works ,
as well as any other forms of composition ; while trage ly and comedy were titles
very often bestowed on novels of the serious and the lighter ' kind . STEEVENS .
N. B. The terms book and ballad were anciently used to fignify dramatick works ,
as well as any other forms of composition ; while trage ly and comedy were titles
very often bestowed on novels of the serious and the lighter ' kind . STEEVENS .
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Comedy of Much Ado about Nothing 6 This could not have been the work of
Shakspeare , as the death of Jane Shore makes no part of his drama .
STEEVENS . 7 Probably the play before that of Shakspeare . STEEVENS . Surely
this must ...
Comedy of Much Ado about Nothing 6 This could not have been the work of
Shakspeare , as the death of Jane Shore makes no part of his drama .
STEEVENS . 7 Probably the play before that of Shakspeare . STEEVENS . Surely
this must ...
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A comedy called What you Will . 6 ibid . O & t . 22 , 1607 . Arth . Johnson . ) The
Merry Devil'of Edmonton . ? 159 b . Nov. 19 , 1607 . John Smythwick . ) A booke
called Hamlett . The Taminge of a Shrewe . Romeo and Julett . Love's Labour
Loft .
A comedy called What you Will . 6 ibid . O & t . 22 , 1607 . Arth . Johnson . ) The
Merry Devil'of Edmonton . ? 159 b . Nov. 19 , 1607 . John Smythwick . ) A booke
called Hamlett . The Taminge of a Shrewe . Romeo and Julett . Love's Labour
Loft .
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17 , 1618 . John Wright . ] The comedy called Macedorus . ' 293 b . July 8 , 1619 .
Nich . Okes . ] A play called the Merchaunt of Venice . 303 Query , if this was
Shakspeare's King John , or some old romance like that of Richard Coeur de
Lion .
17 , 1618 . John Wright . ] The comedy called Macedorus . ' 293 b . July 8 , 1619 .
Nich . Okes . ] A play called the Merchaunt of Venice . 303 Query , if this was
Shakspeare's King John , or some old romance like that of Richard Coeur de
Lion .
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The Comedy of Errors . Alls Well that Ends Well .. Twelfe Night . The Winter's Tale
. Histories . The Third Part of Henry the Sixt . Henry the Eight . Coriolanus . Timon
of Athens , Tragedies . Julius Cæsar . Macbeth . Anthonie and Cleopatra .
The Comedy of Errors . Alls Well that Ends Well .. Twelfe Night . The Winter's Tale
. Histories . The Third Part of Henry the Sixt . Henry the Eight . Coriolanus . Timon
of Athens , Tragedies . Julius Cæsar . Macbeth . Anthonie and Cleopatra .
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