The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, to which are Added Notes, Volume 3J. Nichols and Son, 1813 |
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... Globe , which is found in Rymer's Fœdera . " Pro LAURENTIO FLETCHER & WILLIELMO SHAKESPEARE & aliis . " A. D. 1603. Pat . “ 1 . " 1. Jac . P. 2. m . 4. James by the grace of God , & c . to all justices , maiors , sheriffs , consta- bles ...
... Globe , which is found in Rymer's Fœdera . " Pro LAURENTIO FLETCHER & WILLIELMO SHAKESPEARE & aliis . " A. D. 1603. Pat . “ 1 . " 1. Jac . P. 2. m . 4. James by the grace of God , & c . to all justices , maiors , sheriffs , consta- bles ...
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... Globe , within our county of Surrey , as also within anie towne - halls or moute - halls , or other convenient places within the liberties and freedom of any other citie , universitie , toun , or boroughe whatsoever , within our said ...
... Globe , within our county of Surrey , as also within anie towne - halls or moute - halls , or other convenient places within the liberties and freedom of any other citie , universitie , toun , or boroughe whatsoever , within our said ...
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... Globe on the Bank- side , The Curtain2 in Shoreditch , The Red Bull , at the upper end of St. John's Street , and The Fortune3 1 This theatre had been originally a Cockpit . It was built or rebuilt not very long before the year 1617 ...
... Globe on the Bank- side , The Curtain2 in Shoreditch , The Red Bull , at the upper end of St. John's Street , and The Fortune3 1 This theatre had been originally a Cockpit . It was built or rebuilt not very long before the year 1617 ...
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... Globe ] a fayre strong new - built play - house near Golden - lane , called the Fortune , by negligence of a candle was cleane burnt to the ground , but shortly after re - built far fairer . " He is , however , mistaken as to the time ...
... Globe ] a fayre strong new - built play - house near Golden - lane , called the Fortune , by negligence of a candle was cleane burnt to the ground , but shortly after re - built far fairer . " He is , however , mistaken as to the time ...
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... Globe , belonged to the same troop . Beside these seven theatres , there were for some time on the Bankside three other publick theatres ; The Swan , The Rose , " and The Hope : but The Hope being used chiefly as a bear - garden , and ...
... Globe , belonged to the same troop . Beside these seven theatres , there were for some time on the Bankside three other publick theatres ; The Swan , The Rose , " and The Hope : but The Hope being used chiefly as a bear - garden , and ...
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Page 110 - Sometime we see a cloud that's dragonish; A vapour sometime like a bear or lion, A tower'd citadel, a pendent rock, A forked mountain, or blue promontory With trees upon't, that nod unto the world, And mock our eyes with air.
Page 69 - Garters, the guards with their embroidered coats, and the like— sufficient in truth within a while to make greatness very familiar if not ridiculous. Now, King Henry making a masque at the Cardinal Wolsey's house, and certain cannons being shot off at his entry, some of the paper, or other stuff wherewith one of them was stopped, did light on the thatch, where being thought at first but an idle...
Page 165 - M. William Shak-speare : HIS True Chronicle Historic of the life and death of King LEAR and his three Daughters. With the unfortunate life of Edgar, sonne and heire to the Earle of Gloster, and his sullen and assumed humor of TOM of Bedlam : As it was played before the Kings Maiestie at Whitehall vpon S.
Page 217 - I loved the man and do honour his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free nature; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions : wherein he flowed with that facility, that sometimes it was necessary he should be stopped: Sufflaminandus erat, as Augustus said of Haterius.
Page 224 - I am as sorry as if the original fault had been my fault, because myself have seen his demeanour no less civil than he excellent in the quality he professes: besides, divers of worship have reported his uprightness of dealing which argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing, that approves his art.
Page 246 - IN the name of God, Amen. I William Shakspeare, of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the county of Warwick, gent., in perfect health and memory (God be praised), do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following : that is to say — First, I commend my soul into the hands of God my Creator, hoping, and assuredly believing, through the only merits of Jesus Christ my Saviour, to be made partaker of life everlasting ; and my body to the earth whereof it is made.
Page 74 - When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room...
Page 69 - King Henry making a masque at the Cardinal Wolsey's house, and certain chambers being shot off at his entry, some of the paper or other stuff wherewith one of them was stopped did light on the thatch, where being thought at first but an idle smoke, and their eyes more attentive to the show, it kindled inwardly and ran round like a train, consuming within less than an hour the whole house to the very grounds. This was the fatal period of that virtuous fabric, wherein yet nothing did perish but wood...
Page 213 - Warwick; his father was a butcher, and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours that, when he was a boy, he exercised his father's trade; but when he killed a calf, he would do it in a high style and make a speech.
Page 216 - Nature, was a most gentle expresser of it : his mind and hand went together ; and what he thought, he uttered with that easiness, that we have scarce received from him a blot in his papers.