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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... learned and ingenious Bishop of Dromore has , I think , enumerated above twenty different ancient modes of spelling that name . The name of Villiers , Fuller observes , was spelt fourteen different ways : and his studies , and the means ...
... learned and ingenious Bishop of Dromore has , I think , enumerated above twenty different ancient modes of spelling that name . The name of Villiers , Fuller observes , was spelt fourteen different ways : and his studies , and the means ...
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... learned at Warwike ( says Leland ) , that the most part of the shire of Warwike that lyeth as Avon river descendeth , on the right hand or ripe of it , is in Arden ( for soe is [ the ] ancient name of that part of the shire ) ; and the ...
... learned at Warwike ( says Leland ) , that the most part of the shire of Warwike that lyeth as Avon river descendeth , on the right hand or ripe of it , is in Arden ( for soe is [ the ] ancient name of that part of the shire ) ; and the ...
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... learned antiquary , who was contempo- Ed . VI . [ 1547 ] , I find the tithes of Wilmecote were then let at 20s . per . ann . , and the total revenue of the guild was 491 . 18s . 8 d . 5 Agnes Webbe was a native of Bearley , a village ...
... learned antiquary , who was contempo- Ed . VI . [ 1547 ] , I find the tithes of Wilmecote were then let at 20s . per . ann . , and the total revenue of the guild was 491 . 18s . 8 d . 5 Agnes Webbe was a native of Bearley , a village ...
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... learned , in the first place , that the wills which he alludes to , were not raked up [ i . e . discovered with infinite difficulty and trouble ] , or published to illustrate Shakspeare , but the History of the Stage , and of the old ...
... learned , in the first place , that the wills which he alludes to , were not raked up [ i . e . discovered with infinite difficulty and trouble ] , or published to illustrate Shakspeare , but the History of the Stage , and of the old ...
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... learned , and generally most accurate writer above - mentioned , has not traced the property of this manor further : but if he had looked a little lower on the same roll , he would have found that this grant to the hospital of the Savoy ...
... learned , and generally most accurate writer above - mentioned , has not traced the property of this manor further : but if he had looked a little lower on the same roll , he would have found that this grant to the hospital of the Savoy ...
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