The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 3R. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 |
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... manners and characters at several periods , but the modes of making their reflec- * tion , and the manner of adapting it at those periods to the taste and disposition of mankind . The Stage in- deed may be considered as the republic of ...
... manners and characters at several periods , but the modes of making their reflec- * tion , and the manner of adapting it at those periods to the taste and disposition of mankind . The Stage in- deed may be considered as the republic of ...
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... now living , who has investigated the history of human manners with great comprehension and sa- gacity . " Voltaire's theory on this subject is also very in- genious , and quite new . Religious plays , he 3 OF THE ENGLISH STAGE . 11.
... now living , who has investigated the history of human manners with great comprehension and sa- gacity . " Voltaire's theory on this subject is also very in- genious , and quite new . Religious plays , he 3 OF THE ENGLISH STAGE . 11.
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... manners : when the knight going to a tornament , first invoked his God , then his mistress , and afterwards proceeded with a safe conscience and great resolution to engage his antagonist . In these Mysteries I have sometimes seen gross ...
... manners : when the knight going to a tornament , first invoked his God , then his mistress , and afterwards proceeded with a safe conscience and great resolution to engage his antagonist . In these Mysteries I have sometimes seen gross ...
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... manners . From hence the gradual transition to real historical personages was natural and obvious 9 . " Dr. Percy , in his Account of the English Stage , has given an Analysis of two ancient Moralities , enti- tled Every Man , and Lusty ...
... manners . From hence the gradual transition to real historical personages was natural and obvious 9 . " Dr. Percy , in his Account of the English Stage , has given an Analysis of two ancient Moralities , enti- tled Every Man , and Lusty ...
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... manner is , ( as I think it is in other like corporations , ) that when players of enterludes come to towne , they first attend the Mayor , to enforme him what noblemans servants they are , and so to get licence for their publike play ...
... manner is , ( as I think it is in other like corporations , ) that when players of enterludes come to towne , they first attend the Mayor , to enforme him what noblemans servants they are , and so to get licence for their publike play ...
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