| William Shakespeare - English drama (Comedy) - 1872 - 480 pages
...1597. Under date of February 2d, 1602, the author notes, "At our feast we had a play called Twelfth Night, or What You Will, much like The Comedy of Errors, or Menechmi in Plautus, but most like and near to that in the Italian called Inganni" The writer then goes on to state such particulars of the... | |
| John Payne Collier - English drama - 1831 - 512 pages
...the identity of the play there described, and the production of Shakespeare. ' Feb. 2, 1601 [-2]. ' At our feast we had a play called Twelve night or ' what gou will, much like the comedy of errors, or ' Menechmi in Plautus, but most like & neere to that '... | |
| Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...same road. * Henry IV., Part I., Act v., Scene v. [Alnwick Castle.] CHAPTER IX. LABOURS AND REWARDS. " AT our feast we had a play called Twelve Night ; or,...What you Will, much like the Comedy of Errors, or Menechmus in Plautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni. A good practise in... | |
| Law - 1844 - 530 pages
...conny catchers would call themselves countrey gentlemen at dyce." "2 Feb. 1601.—At our feast wee had a play called Twelve Night or what you will, much like the Comedy of errors or Menechuii in Flautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian called Inganni—a good practise in... | |
| English literature - 1845 - 678 pages
...peeling laugh ; or when, in 1602, the students at the Middle Temple acted at their feast at Candlemas "a play called 'Twelve Night, or What you will/ much like the ' Comedy of Errors ' or ' Menachmis in Plautus,' but most like and neere to thatte in Italian called Inganni." * Anil for myself,... | |
| English literature - 1845 - 688 pages
...laugh ; or when, in 1G02, the students at the Middle Temple acted at their feast at Candlemas "aplay called 'Twelve Night, or What you will,' much like the ' Comedy of Errors ' or ' Menachmis in Plautus,' but most like and neere to thatte in Italian called Inganni." * And for myself,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1847 - 726 pages
...runs, lilcratim, as follows: — " ' Feby. 2, 1601[2]. At our feast we had a play called Twelve-Night, maid? Mari. No, my lord Duke. A widow then ? Mari. Flautus, but most like and neere to that in Italian, called Inganni. A good practise in it to make... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1847 - 760 pages
...runs, literatim, as follows: — " ' Feby. 2, 1601[2]. At our feast we had a play called Twelve-Night, % Plautns, but most like and neere to that in Italian, called Inganni. A. good practise in it to make... | |
| Epes Sargent - English drama - 1848 - 466 pages
...at the Middle Temple on Februa-y 2, 1602. The memorandum runs as follows : " Feb'y 2, 1601, (2.)— At our feast we had a play called ' Twelve night, " or What You \\ ill, 'much like the comedy of errors, or llenechmi of " Plautus, but most like and neere to that... | |
| Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pages
...extending from 1601 to 1603*, in which the following decisive passage occurs : — " Feb. 2, 1601 [2]. "At our feast we had a play called ¡ Twelve night...what you will,' much like the comedy of errors, or Menechmis in Plautus, but most like & neere to that in Italian called Inganni. A good practise in it... | |
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