pt. 2. Historical account of the English stage. Emendations and additions. Tempest. Two gentlemen of VeronaH. Baldwin, 1790 |
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... , 1601 : 1 only mean- " Myfelf in perfon to prefent fome fcenes Of tragick matter , or perchance of mirth . " << For n . 7 . So , in " For all my life has been but as a Again , 82 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT Preface by Pope -
... , 1601 : 1 only mean- " Myfelf in perfon to prefent fome fcenes Of tragick matter , or perchance of mirth . " << For n . 7 . So , in " For all my life has been but as a Again , 82 HISTORICAL ACCOUNT Preface by Pope -
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... perfon played two or three parts ; and a battle on which the fate of an empire was fuppofed to depend , was decided by half a dozen com- 3 See Cotgrave's French Dictionary , 1611 , in v . Falot : " A creffet light , ( fuch as they ufe ...
... perfon played two or three parts ; and a battle on which the fate of an empire was fuppofed to depend , was decided by half a dozen com- 3 See Cotgrave's French Dictionary , 1611 , in v . Falot : " A creffet light , ( fuch as they ufe ...
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... perfon who fpoke the prologue , who entered im- mediately after the third founding 7 , ufually wore a long black velvet cloak , which , I fuppofe , was confidered S " And now that I have vaulted up fo hye , " Above the fage - rayles of ...
... perfon who fpoke the prologue , who entered im- mediately after the third founding 7 , ufually wore a long black velvet cloak , which , I fuppofe , was confidered S " And now that I have vaulted up fo hye , " Above the fage - rayles of ...
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... perfon then above eighty years of age , whofe father might have been contemporary with Shakspeare . It is obfervable that a fimilar imagery may be traced in the Comedy of Errors : " Though now this grained face of mine be hid , " & c ...
... perfon then above eighty years of age , whofe father might have been contemporary with Shakspeare . It is obfervable that a fimilar imagery may be traced in the Comedy of Errors : " Though now this grained face of mine be hid , " & c ...
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... perfon alluded to , ( if any perfon was alluded to , which is not certain , ) must , I think , have been a proprietor , as well as a principal actor . Our poet in his Hamlet fpeaks of a whole share , as no contemptible emolument ; and ...
... perfon alluded to , ( if any perfon was alluded to , which is not certain , ) must , I think , have been a proprietor , as well as a principal actor . Our poet in his Hamlet fpeaks of a whole share , as no contemptible emolument ; and ...
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acted actor Afide alfo Ariel becauſe Caius Caliban called comedy defire doth Duke Enter Evans Exeunt faid Falstaff fame fcene fecond feems fenfe fent fervant fhall fhew fhould fignifies fince firft folio fome fometimes Ford fpeak fpirits ftage ftand ftill fuch fuppofe fweet gentlemen George Buc hath Henry Chettle Henry Herbert himſelf Hoft houfe houſe Item JOHNSON king king's company laft Launce lord mafter MALONE Michael Drayton miftrefs Milan miſtreſs moft muft muſt myſelf night obferved occafion old copy paffage perfon play players playhouſe poet pray prefent Protheus quarto queen reafon reprefented ſcene Shakspeare Shal ſhall Silvia Sir John Slen ſpeak Speed STEEVENS theatre thee thefe theſe thofe Thomas Dekker thoſe thou Thurio ufed unto uſed Valentine Wentworth Smith whofe wife William D'Avenant William Haughton word
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Page 57 - Some heavenly music, (which even now I do) To work mine end upon their senses, that This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff, Bury it certain fathoms in the earth, And, deeper than did ever plummet sound, I'll drown my book.
Page 56 - To hear the solemn curfew ; by whose aid (Weak masters though ye be) I have be-dimm'd The noontide sun , call'd forth the mutinous winds , And 'twixt the green sea and the azur'd vault Set roaring war: to the dread rattling thunder Have I given fire , and rifted Jove's stout oak With his own bolt...
Page 19 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Page 63 - O ! wonder ! How many goodly creatures are there here ! How beauteous mankind is ! O brave new world, That has such people in't ! Pro. Tis new to thee.
Page 9 - I' the commonwealth I would by contraries Execute all things; for no kind of traffic Would I admit; no name of magistrate; Letters should not be known; riches, poverty, And use of service, none; contract, succession, Bourn, bound of land, tilth, vineyard, none; No use of metal, corn, or wine, or oil; No occupation; all men idle, all; And women too, but innocent and pure; No sovereignty; — Seb.
Page 56 - True, representing some principal pieces of the reign of Henry the Eighth, which was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and majesty, even to the matting of the stage ; the Knights of the order, with their Georges and Garter, the guards with their embroidered coats and the like; sufficient, in truth, within a while to make greatness very familiar, if not ridiculous.
Page 71 - There was a great engine at the lower end of the room, which had motion, and in it were the images of seahorses, with other terrible fishes, which were ridden by Moors. The indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water.
Page 68 - ... the player when he cometh in, must ever begin with telling where he is, or else the tale will not be conceived. Now ye shall have three ladies walk to gather flowers, and then we must believe the stage to be a garden. By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock.