The History of English Dramatic Poetry to the Time of Shakespeare: And Annals of the Stage to the Restoration, Volumen1J. Murray, 1831 |
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... facts that are quite new , I have been careful to add the valuable , but scattered information furnished by Warton ; but it seemed to me that the dramatic poetry of this country formed of itself a department so important and interesting ...
... facts that are quite new , I have been careful to add the valuable , but scattered information furnished by Warton ; but it seemed to me that the dramatic poetry of this country formed of itself a department so important and interesting ...
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... facts connected with the establishment , promotion , limitation , or sup- pression of the theatre , as a national institution , down to the Restoration . It is admitted , that after this event our drama assumed an entirely new character ...
... facts connected with the establishment , promotion , limitation , or sup- pression of the theatre , as a national institution , down to the Restoration . It is admitted , that after this event our drama assumed an entirely new character ...
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... fact had been procured , although nearly every volume contained matters of importance ; and the Harleian , Cottonian , and Royal MSS . had been only cursorily and hastily inspected * . To show how little attention they had attracted , I ...
... fact had been procured , although nearly every volume contained matters of importance ; and the Harleian , Cottonian , and Royal MSS . had been only cursorily and hastily inspected * . To show how little attention they had attracted , I ...
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... fact supplied most of the materials for our romantic drama . ' ] Gos- son might have added other collections , including the ' comic stories , in prose , ' by Richard Edwards , 1570 , ( mentioned by Warton , H. E. P. , iv . , 117 , edit ...
... fact supplied most of the materials for our romantic drama . ' ] Gos- son might have added other collections , including the ' comic stories , in prose , ' by Richard Edwards , 1570 , ( mentioned by Warton , H. E. P. , iv . , 117 , edit ...
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... fact is proved by Matthew Paris and Bulæus : the former wrote his Vita Abbatum , & c . as early as 1240 ; where we are told , that while Geoffrey , afterwards Abbot of St. Albans , was yet a secular person , he was invited from Normandy ...
... fact is proved by Matthew Paris and Bulæus : the former wrote his Vita Abbatum , & c . as early as 1240 ; where we are told , that while Geoffrey , afterwards Abbot of St. Albans , was yet a secular person , he was invited from Normandy ...
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Página 323 - ... At our feast wee had a play called ' Twelve Night ; Or, What you Will,' much like the Commedy of Errores, or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni. A good practise in it to make the Steward...
Página 352 - And then you shall live freely there, without sargeants, or courtiers, or lawyers, or intelligencers [only a few industrious Scots perhaps, who indeed are dispersed over the face of the whole earth. But as for them, there are no greater friends to Englishmen and England, when they are out on't, in the world, than they are. And for my...
Página 359 - At the further end was a great shell in form of a skallop, wherein were four seats ; on the lowest sat the Queen with my Lady Bedford; on the rest were placed the Ladies Suffolk, Darby, Rich, Effingham, Ann Herbert, Susan Herbert, Elizabeth Howard, Walsingham, and Bevil.
Página 222 - Hunsdon, which rooms the said Burbage is now altering, and meaneth very shortly to convert and turn the same into a common playhouse, which will grow to be a very great annoyance and trouble, not only to all the noblemen and gentlemen thereabout inhabiting, but...
Página 207 - to use, exercise, and occupy the art and faculty of playing comedies, tragedies, interludes, stageplays, and such other like as they have already used and studied, or hereafter shall use and study, as well for the recreation of our loving subjects, as for our solace and pleasure, when we shall think good to see them.
Página 344 - ... ayding or assisting to them, yf any wrong be to them offered. And to allowe them such former courtesies, as hathe bene given to men of their place and qualitie : and also what further favour you shall shew to these our servants for our sake, we shall take kindly at your hands. And these our letters shall be your sufficient warrant and discharge in this behalfe. Given under our Signet at our mannor of Greenewiche, the seaventeenth day of May in the first yere of our raigne of England, France,...
Página 223 - God to send any visitation of sicknesse as heretofore hath been, for that the same precinct is allready growne very populous; and besides, that the same playhouse is so neere the Church that the noyse of the drummes and trumpetts will greatly disturbe and hinder both the ministers and parishioners in tyme of devine service and sermons...
Página 275 - The liberty which some arrogate to themselves, committing their bitterness, and liberal invectives against all estates, to the mouths of Children, supposing their juniority to be a privilege for any railing, be it never so violent. I could advise all such to curb and limit this presumed liberty within the bands of discretion and government.
Página 293 - This remarkable paper has, perhaps, never seen the light from the moment it was presented, until it was very recently discovered. It is seven years anterior to the date of any other authentic record, which contains the name of our great dramatist...
Página 268 - Divinitic with a scratcht face, holding of her hart, as if she were sicke, because Martin would have forced her; but myssing of his purpose, he left the print of his nayles upon her cheekes, and poysoned her with a vomit, which he ministred unto her to make her cast uppe her dignities and promotions.