A Compendious History of English Literature and of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest: with Numerous Specimens, Volume 2Griffin, Bohn, 1861 - English language |
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... plays of Beaumont and Fletcher , which , as already men- tioned , appeared in 1647. " Now , reader , " he says , " in this tragical age , where the theatre hath been so much outacted , con- gratulate thy own happiness that , in this ...
... plays of Beaumont and Fletcher , which , as already men- tioned , appeared in 1647. " Now , reader , " he says , " in this tragical age , where the theatre hath been so much outacted , con- gratulate thy own happiness that , in this ...
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... plays , interludes , shows , and spectacles ; " and the prohibition was not removed till the end of February in the following year . In the mean time , it appears , the craving of the public for their customary enjoyment , in one shape ...
... plays , interludes , shows , and spectacles ; " and the prohibition was not removed till the end of February in the following year . In the mean time , it appears , the craving of the public for their customary enjoyment , in one shape ...
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... plays were in general carefully withheld from the press by the theatrical com- panies whose property they were ; and the only way in which a perusal of them could be obtained was by paying a considerable sum for a loan of the manuscript ...
... plays were in general carefully withheld from the press by the theatrical com- panies whose property they were ; and the only way in which a perusal of them could be obtained was by paying a considerable sum for a loan of the manuscript ...
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... plays , interludes , and common players , " by which the lord mayor , justices of the peace , and sheriffs of the city of London and Westminster , and of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey , were authorized and required to enter into ...
... plays , interludes , and common players , " by which the lord mayor , justices of the peace , and sheriffs of the city of London and Westminster , and of the counties of Middlesex and Surrey , were authorized and required to enter into ...
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... plays . " And , more than a year after this , namely , in December , 1649 , it is noted by Whitelock that " some stage- players in St. John's Street were apprehended by troopers , their clothes taken away , and themselves carried to ...
... plays . " And , more than a year after this , namely , in December , 1649 , it is noted by Whitelock that " some stage- players in St. John's Street were apprehended by troopers , their clothes taken away , and themselves carried to ...
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