ShakspereMacmillan, 1893 - 167 pages |
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Page 18
... doubt that he toiled with the purpose of returning - as he actually did to his native town , there , with his wife and daughters about him , to spend the later years of his life . In Shakspere's will the only mention of his wife occurs ...
... doubt that he toiled with the purpose of returning - as he actually did to his native town , there , with his wife and daughters about him , to spend the later years of his life . In Shakspere's will the only mention of his wife occurs ...
Page 23
... doubt warmly recognised Shak- spere's genius . There is a story , professing to have come from Davenant , which represents Southampton as having at one time given to Shakspere £ 1000 to go through with a purchase he had a mind to . This ...
... doubt warmly recognised Shak- spere's genius . There is a story , professing to have come from Davenant , which represents Southampton as having at one time given to Shakspere £ 1000 to go through with a purchase he had a mind to . This ...
Page 31
... doubt , printed from Shakspere's manuscripts . The following table sets forth the most important facts about the quartos , the dates of the first editions ( omitting all sub- sequent to 1630 ) , & c . It will be seen that the largest ...
... doubt , printed from Shakspere's manuscripts . The following table sets forth the most important facts about the quartos , the dates of the first editions ( omitting all sub- sequent to 1630 ) , & c . It will be seen that the largest ...
Page 34
... doubt that the second part of Shakspere's Henry IV . had been already upon the stage . In Weever's Mirror of Martyrs , 1601 , occur the lines : 66 The many - headed multitude were drawne By Brutus ' speech , that Cæsar was ambitious ...
... doubt that the second part of Shakspere's Henry IV . had been already upon the stage . In Weever's Mirror of Martyrs , 1601 , occur the lines : 66 The many - headed multitude were drawne By Brutus ' speech , that Cæsar was ambitious ...
Page 46
... doubt . 33. Doggerel , & c . - Doggerel verse , sonnets , and quatrains are not found in plays of late origin . Two other tests have been suggested and de- scribed the " pause test , " by Mr. Spedding ( New Shakspere Society's ...
... doubt . 33. Doggerel , & c . - Doggerel verse , sonnets , and quatrains are not found in plays of late origin . Two other tests have been suggested and de- scribed the " pause test , " by Mr. Spedding ( New Shakspere Society's ...
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