The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful Passages in Our Poems and Plays, from the Celebrated Spencer to 1688 ...Olive Payne, 1740 - English drama |
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Page vi
... these is called BELVE- DERE , Or , The Garden of the Mufes + . The author's name was John Bodenham , a gen- tleman undoubtedly ambitious of diftin- guishing himself by the Laconick fingula- rity of his performance . Hence , we fup- pofe ...
... these is called BELVE- DERE , Or , The Garden of the Mufes + . The author's name was John Bodenham , a gen- tleman undoubtedly ambitious of diftin- guishing himself by the Laconick fingula- rity of his performance . Hence , we fup- pofe ...
Page vii
... these minute particles for him under proper- heads , * A 4 Return from Parnaffus , & c . publickly acted by the Students of St. John's College , Cambridge , 4to , 1606 . heads , and to fubjoin a section of fimiles , The PREFACE . vi.
... these minute particles for him under proper- heads , * A 4 Return from Parnaffus , & c . publickly acted by the Students of St. John's College , Cambridge , 4to , 1606 . heads , and to fubjoin a section of fimiles , The PREFACE . vi.
Page ix
... these collections very defective , and prevents them from affording the redundant light , of which they were capable , is the little merit of the obfolete poets , from which they are in a great measure extracted ; which want of merit A ...
... these collections very defective , and prevents them from affording the redundant light , of which they were capable , is the little merit of the obfolete poets , from which they are in a great measure extracted ; which want of merit A ...
Page x
... these characteristicks of our plays , would not fear the cenfure of Sir Thomas , or the most rigid Defence of Poefie . + Reliquiæ Bodleianæ , 80 , 1703 . rigid critick alive , for admitting them into the best The PREFACE .
... these characteristicks of our plays , would not fear the cenfure of Sir Thomas , or the most rigid Defence of Poefie . + Reliquiæ Bodleianæ , 80 , 1703 . rigid critick alive , for admitting them into the best The PREFACE .
Page xxxi
... these here used are Humour out of Breath , a Com . Ifle of Gulls , a Com . Law Tricks , a Com . a Com . 4to , 1637 4to , 1633 4to , 1638 Deker Thomas , Gent . Honeft Whore , the First Part , Honest Whore , the Second Part , a Com . 4to ...
... these here used are Humour out of Breath , a Com . Ifle of Gulls , a Com . Law Tricks , a Com . a Com . 4to , 1637 4to , 1633 4to , 1638 Deker Thomas , Gent . Honeft Whore , the First Part , Honest Whore , the Second Part , a Com . 4to ...
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