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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... poet's name thus : Mr. Shaksp .; and in some of the writings of the borough , I have found the name written at length Shaksper , which was probably the vulgar pronunciation . But as spere was a mispelling of the word speare , from the ...
... poet's name thus : Mr. Shaksp .; and in some of the writings of the borough , I have found the name written at length Shaksper , which was probably the vulgar pronunciation . But as spere was a mispelling of the word speare , from the ...
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... poets , and many others . Edward Alleyn , the player , wrote his name sometimes Allin , sometimes Allen , and at others Aleyn or Alleyn . The names of Heminges and Condell , our poet's fellow comedians , are written differently in the ...
... poets , and many others . Edward Alleyn , the player , wrote his name sometimes Allin , sometimes Allen , and at others Aleyn or Alleyn . The names of Heminges and Condell , our poet's fellow comedians , are written differently in the ...
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... poet , we might reasonably have ex- pected some curious memorials of his illustrious countryman : but he has not given us a single parti- cular of his private life ; contenting himself with a very slight mention of him in his account of ...
... poet , we might reasonably have ex- pected some curious memorials of his illustrious countryman : but he has not given us a single parti- cular of his private life ; contenting himself with a very slight mention of him in his account of ...
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... poet . My late friend , Mr. Warton , has made the same observation . Winstanley , in his Lives of the Poets , 8vo . 1687 , merely transcribed Dugdale and Fuller ; nor did Langbaine , in 1691 , Blount , in 1694 , or Gildon , in 1699 ...
... poet . My late friend , Mr. Warton , has made the same observation . Winstanley , in his Lives of the Poets , 8vo . 1687 , merely transcribed Dugdale and Fuller ; nor did Langbaine , in 1691 , Blount , in 1694 , or Gildon , in 1699 ...
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... poet , sha- dowed only , because my judicious friend , Maister Thomas Heywood , hath taken in hand , by his great industry , to make a general , though summary , de- scription of all the poets . " Heywood himself , twenty years ...
... poet , sha- dowed only , because my judicious friend , Maister Thomas Heywood , hath taken in hand , by his great industry , to make a general , though summary , de- scription of all the poets . " Heywood himself , twenty years ...
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