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... for his constant interest , suggestions , and advice , as well as for much valuable bibliographical assistance ; the late Duke of Devonshire , for per- mission to transcribe his manuscript of the Chester Plays ; Preface.
... for his constant interest , suggestions , and advice , as well as for much valuable bibliographical assistance ; the late Duke of Devonshire , for per- mission to transcribe his manuscript of the Chester Plays ; Preface.
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... late Duke and of his librarian , Mrs. J. Arthur Strong , I obtained access to the Dev- onshire manuscript , and have used it as the basis of my text in the present edition . Three manuscripts of the Chester plays are in the British ...
... late Duke and of his librarian , Mrs. J. Arthur Strong , I obtained access to the Dev- onshire manuscript , and have used it as the basis of my text in the present edition . Three manuscripts of the Chester plays are in the British ...
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... late forms respectively . So far we have been tracing the course of the main current of the Christmas plays ; it is now time to consider some of the tributaries . Of these the chief in its effect , the pseudo - Augustinian prophet ...
... late forms respectively . So far we have been tracing the course of the main current of the Christmas plays ; it is now time to consider some of the tributaries . Of these the chief in its effect , the pseudo - Augustinian prophet ...
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... late manuscripts - the earliest being two hundred years later than the plays —and that in this space of time it would be most natural for legend to have fathered the plays upon the most famous monk of Chester , the author of the ...
... late manuscripts - the earliest being two hundred years later than the plays —and that in this space of time it would be most natural for legend to have fathered the plays upon the most famous monk of Chester , the author of the ...
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... late additions , but whether the Salutation Play proper was entirely rewritten , or merely ornamented with Bonaventuran theology , one cannot say . The main outline of that story could hardly be changed , and although the prologue ...
... late additions , but whether the Salutation Play proper was entirely rewritten , or merely ornamented with Bonaventuran theology , one cannot say . The main outline of that story could hardly be changed , and although the prologue ...
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adversative Ælfric's aungel Ben Jonson Chester plays childe chylde concessive clause construction coördinate Coventry cycle deah deah-clause dede dramatist eall example ffor full form fultum Garcius goddys gode gour H B Wh hath haue hayll hine iijus ijus pastor indefinite Joseph Latin liturgical drama lord Luke Maria Mary mercy Middle English Migne Modern English myght mystery plays neuer nevyr Old English omit H optative Orosius passage passim Patr peah Ph.D Polychronicon primus pastor pron prophecy Protev Pseudo-Matt sall sayde sentence seyd shal Shepherds shulde sone Tertius pastor thay thee ther therfore thou thow thyng Towneley translation Trowle Tunc verb Vulg wære wæron wold wyff wyll þæt þam þat þeah þis
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