Yale Studies in English, Volumes 46-471913 |
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... young masters , as in land , in wit . These passages , and others scattered through his pro- logues , which show that he always considered himself somewhat an intruder in the realm of Parnassus , ' out- weigh , I am inclined to think ...
... young masters , as in land , in wit . These passages , and others scattered through his pro- logues , which show that he always considered himself somewhat an intruder in the realm of Parnassus , ' out- weigh , I am inclined to think ...
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... young serving - man who interested his master to such an extent that he undertook his edu- cation , as he had already that of the young Nathaniel Field . And this education might have been undertaken originally as much for the ...
... young serving - man who interested his master to such an extent that he undertook his edu- cation , as he had already that of the young Nathaniel Field . And this education might have been undertaken originally as much for the ...
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... a play3 ' for the Princes Company ( at the Red Bull ) . A new comedy 1 Dict . Nat . Biog . 6. 395 . 3 Fleay , Chronicle Hist . p . 302 . 2 Heywood , Works 4. 175 . called a Fault in Friendship , written by young Johnson Life 5.
... a play3 ' for the Princes Company ( at the Red Bull ) . A new comedy 1 Dict . Nat . Biog . 6. 395 . 3 Fleay , Chronicle Hist . p . 302 . 2 Heywood , Works 4. 175 . called a Fault in Friendship , written by young Johnson Life 5.
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... Young Ladies . This pleased the court so well that the actors of the King's Company on March 10 presented Herbert with 2 £ ' on its good success.'2 • By the date of this play Brome seems to have become a professional playwright , and to ...
... Young Ladies . This pleased the court so well that the actors of the King's Company on March 10 presented Herbert with 2 £ ' on its good success.'2 • By the date of this play Brome seems to have become a professional playwright , and to ...
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... young men about Jonson are actually so called . The Sons of Ben ' probably never existed as a defi- nitely organized club , but were merely a number of men with a common interest in Jonson , whose powerful personality easily attracted ...
... young men about Jonson are actually so called . The Sons of Ben ' probably never existed as a defi- nitely organized club , but were merely a number of men with a common interest in Jonson , whose powerful personality easily attracted ...
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