The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators: Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage, Volume 1AMS Press, 1966 - Theater |
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Page 14
... players , I think I ought in justice to remark , that the judgment , as well as condition of that class of people , was then far infe- rior to what it is in our days . As then the best play- houses were inns and taverns , ( the Globe ...
... players , I think I ought in justice to remark , that the judgment , as well as condition of that class of people , was then far infe- rior to what it is in our days . As then the best play- houses were inns and taverns , ( the Globe ...
Page 187
... players did . I have known upon one of these festivals , but especially at Shrove - tide , where the players have been appointed , notwithstanding their bils to the contrary , to act what the major part of the company had a mind to ...
... players did . I have known upon one of these festivals , but especially at Shrove - tide , where the players have been appointed , notwithstanding their bils to the contrary , to act what the major part of the company had a mind to ...
Page 369
... players . Un- doubtedly they might : but there they are , and , perhaps , few of the players had much more learning than Shak- speare . Mr. Farmer himself will allow that Shakspeare began to learn Latin : I will allow that his studies ...
... players . Un- doubtedly they might : but there they are , and , perhaps , few of the players had much more learning than Shak- speare . Mr. Farmer himself will allow that Shakspeare began to learn Latin : I will allow that his studies ...
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