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The following year , 1653 , Alexander Brome , who edited Five New Plays , says
in his preface : ' for the Author bid me tell you that , now that he is dead , he is of
Falstaffs minde , and cares not for Honour . We may therefore place the date of ...
The following year , 1653 , Alexander Brome , who edited Five New Plays , says
in his preface : ' for the Author bid me tell you that , now that he is dead , he is of
Falstaffs minde , and cares not for Honour . We may therefore place the date of ...
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... of the use of Fletcher given by Fleay 2 are the large number of feminine
endings , and the ' abundance of trisyllabic feet , so that his lines have to be felt
rather than scanned ; it is almost impossible to tell when Alexandrines are
intended .
... of the use of Fletcher given by Fleay 2 are the large number of feminine
endings , and the ' abundance of trisyllabic feet , so that his lines have to be felt
rather than scanned ; it is almost impossible to tell when Alexandrines are
intended .
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194 ) Ile tell you a briefe character was taught me . Speake nothing that you
mean , performe nothing that you promise , pay nothing that you owe , flatter all
above you , scorne all beneath you , deprave all in private , praise all in publike ;
keep ...
194 ) Ile tell you a briefe character was taught me . Speake nothing that you
mean , performe nothing that you promise , pay nothing that you owe , flatter all
above you , scorne all beneath you , deprave all in private , praise all in publike ;
keep ...
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For ( I tell you Mistress ) I have a white Skin , And a round straight Neck ; smooth
and plump Shoulders , Free from French Flea - bits , and never a wrinckle Neare '
em though I say ' t . ' T has been suggested by invective men , Women to justifie ...
For ( I tell you Mistress ) I have a white Skin , And a round straight Neck ; smooth
and plump Shoulders , Free from French Flea - bits , and never a wrinckle Neare '
em though I say ' t . ' T has been suggested by invective men , Women to justifie ...
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My conceit is not ripe , yet : Ile tell you that anon . The Author , beginning his
studies of this kind , with every man in his Humour ; and after , every man out 105
of his Humour ; and since , continuing in all his Playes , especially those of the ...
My conceit is not ripe , yet : Ile tell you that anon . The Author , beginning his
studies of this kind , with every man in his Humour ; and after , every man out 105
of his Humour ; and since , continuing in all his Playes , especially those of the ...
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