The Plays ¬of ¬William ¬Shakspeare: accurately printed from the text of the corrected copy left by the late George Steevens, with glossarial notes, and a sketch of the life of Shakspeare : in 8 volumes. ¬The Tempest. Two Gentlemen of Verona. Merry Wifes of Windsor. Twelfth Night. Measure of Measure, Volume 1Rivington, 1811 - 422 pages |
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... plays , without blunder or impropriety . When about eighteen years old , he married Anne Hathaway , who was eight years older than himself . His conduct soon after this marriage was not very correct ... play requires their vi SKETCH OF THE.
... plays , without blunder or impropriety . When about eighteen years old , he married Anne Hathaway , who was eight years older than himself . His conduct soon after this marriage was not very correct ... play requires their vi SKETCH OF THE.
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... play requires their appearance on the stage . According to another account , far less probable , his first em- ployment was to wait at the door of the play- house , and hold the horses of those who had no servants , that they might be ...
... play requires their appearance on the stage . According to another account , far less probable , his first em- ployment was to wait at the door of the play- house , and hold the horses of those who had no servants , that they might be ...
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... plays were not only popular but approved by persons of the higher order , as we are cer- tain that he enjoyed the gracious favour of Queen Elizabeth , who was very fond of the stage ; the patronage of the Earl of Southamp- ton , to whom ...
... plays were not only popular but approved by persons of the higher order , as we are cer- tain that he enjoyed the gracious favour of Queen Elizabeth , who was very fond of the stage ; the patronage of the Earl of Southamp- ton , to whom ...
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... play of Twelfth Night . He died on his birth - day , Tuesday , April 23 , 1616 , when he had exactly completed his fifty - second year ; and was buried on the north side of the chancel , in the great church at Strat- ford , where a ...
... play of Twelfth Night . He died on his birth - day , Tuesday , April 23 , 1616 , when he had exactly completed his fifty - second year ; and was buried on the north side of the chancel , in the great church at Strat- ford , where a ...
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... plays were written rests prin- cipally on conjecture , and of some of the plays usually printed among his works , it is not yet determined whether he wrote the whole , or any part . We are , however , indebted to the labours of his ...
... plays were written rests prin- cipally on conjecture , and of some of the plays usually printed among his works , it is not yet determined whether he wrote the whole , or any part . We are , however , indebted to the labours of his ...
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