The Complete Works of William Shakspeare: With Dr. Johnson's Preface; a Glossary, an Account of Each Play, and a Memoir of the AuthorScott, Webster & Geary, 1836 - 926 pages |
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Page vi
... present memoirs . WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE was born on the 23d of April , 1564 , and baptized on the 26th of the same month . At the time of the birth of his illustrious off- spring , John Shakspeare evidently enjoyed no slight degree of ...
... present memoirs . WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE was born on the 23d of April , 1564 , and baptized on the 26th of the same month . At the time of the birth of his illustrious off- spring , John Shakspeare evidently enjoyed no slight degree of ...
Page ix
... present day , form a correct and impartial judgment of a subsequent offence , in which these mischievous connexions involved him as a party . The transgression , weighty as it would now be considered , appears to admit of great ...
... present day , form a correct and impartial judgment of a subsequent offence , in which these mischievous connexions involved him as a party . The transgression , weighty as it would now be considered , appears to admit of great ...
Page xi
... present of our author's character : order . One tradition relates , that his original we love the tenderness of heart - the candour and office was that of call - boy , or prompter's attend- openness , and singleness of mind - the ...
... present of our author's character : order . One tradition relates , that his original we love the tenderness of heart - the candour and office was that of call - boy , or prompter's attend- openness , and singleness of mind - the ...
Page xiv
... present - the curtain divided the au- dience from the actors ; which , at the third sound- ing , not indeed of the bell , but of the trumpet , was drawn for the commencement of the performance . Malone has puzzled himself and his ...
... present - the curtain divided the au- dience from the actors ; which , at the third sound- ing , not indeed of the bell , but of the trumpet , was drawn for the commencement of the performance . Malone has puzzled himself and his ...
Page xv
... present . In his day , the female parts were performed by boys : this custom , which must in many cases have materially injured the illusion of the scene , was in others of considerable advantage . It furnished the stage with a ...
... present . In his day , the female parts were performed by boys : this custom , which must in many cases have materially injured the illusion of the scene , was in others of considerable advantage . It furnished the stage with a ...
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