Malone's life of Shakspeare, comprehending an essay on the chronological order of his plays. Appendix. Shakspeare's coat of arms. Conveyance from Walker to Shakspeare. Shakspeare's mortgage. Declaration of trust, by Heminge, &c. Shakspeare's will. Extracts from Stratford register. Entries on the stationers' books. List of the early editions of Shakspeare. Dedication of the players, 1623. Preface of the players. Modern editions. Plays ascribed to Shakspeare. Plays altered from Shakspeare. Character of Aubrey, the antiquaryF. C. and J. Rivington, 1821 - Theater |
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... Thomas Greene , a solicitor in Chancery , a contemporary and relation of our author , followed the ortho- graphy which we now adopt , as will be seen hereafter . The various modes in which our poet's name has been exhi- bited , have ...
... Thomas Greene , a solicitor in Chancery , a contemporary and relation of our author , followed the ortho- graphy which we now adopt , as will be seen hereafter . The various modes in which our poet's name has been exhi- bited , have ...
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... Thomas Heywood , had he executed a work which he appears to have long had in contemplation . In the margin of Braithwaite's Survey of Histories , 4to . 1614 , I find the following note : " Homer , an excellent and heroicke poet , sha ...
... Thomas Heywood , had he executed a work which he appears to have long had in contemplation . In the margin of Braithwaite's Survey of Histories , 4to . 1614 , I find the following note : " Homer , an excellent and heroicke poet , sha ...
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... Thomas Lucy , Shakspeare's sup- posed prosecutor . That almost a century should have elapsed , from the time of his death , without a single attempt having been made to discover any circumstance which could throw a light on the history ...
... Thomas Lucy , Shakspeare's sup- posed prosecutor . That almost a century should have elapsed , from the time of his death , without a single attempt having been made to discover any circumstance which could throw a light on the history ...
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... Thomas he bequeathed twenty pounds ; to his son George , his " freeland called Madge Wattons ; " to his daughter Annis , fifteen marks , to be paid on the day of her mar- riage . The testator mentions a brother of the name of Nicholas ...
... Thomas he bequeathed twenty pounds ; to his son George , his " freeland called Madge Wattons ; " to his daughter Annis , fifteen marks , to be paid on the day of her mar- riage . The testator mentions a brother of the name of Nicholas ...
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... Thomas Shackspeare , of Row- ington , yeoman , and Mary his wife , daughter and heir of William Mathew , deceased , against William Rogers . This Thomas claimed , in right of his wife , " a messuage and tenement with the appur- tenances ...
... Thomas Shackspeare , of Row- ington , yeoman , and Mary his wife , daughter and heir of William Mathew , deceased , against William Rogers . This Thomas claimed , in right of his wife , " a messuage and tenement with the appur- tenances ...
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