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... Rowe's preface to his 1709 edition . It is a picturesque relation deriving , one expects , from local Stratford lore passed on to Rowe's informant , the actor Betterton . Having taken on the responsibilities of matrimony , Rowe writes ...
... Rowe's preface to his 1709 edition . It is a picturesque relation deriving , one expects , from local Stratford lore passed on to Rowe's informant , the actor Betterton . Having taken on the responsibilities of matrimony , Rowe writes ...
Page 340
... Rowe , ' Some Account of the Life , & c . of Mr. William Shakespear ' , in Shakespeare , Works , ed . Rowe ( 1709 ) , i . , p . x . Unaware of the existence of The Rape of Lucrece , Rowe describes Venus and Adonis as ' the only Piece of ...
... Rowe , ' Some Account of the Life , & c . of Mr. William Shakespear ' , in Shakespeare , Works , ed . Rowe ( 1709 ) , i . , p . x . Unaware of the existence of The Rape of Lucrece , Rowe describes Venus and Adonis as ' the only Piece of ...
Page 342
... Rowe , ' Account ' , in Shakespeare , Works , ed . Rowe ( 1709 ) , i , pp . viii - ix . 21. Charles Gildon , ' Remarks on the Plays of Shakespear ' , in Shakespeare , Works ( 1710 ) , vii . 291 . 22. Shakespeare , The Merry Wives of ...
... Rowe , ' Account ' , in Shakespeare , Works , ed . Rowe ( 1709 ) , i , pp . viii - ix . 21. Charles Gildon , ' Remarks on the Plays of Shakespear ' , in Shakespeare , Works ( 1710 ) , vii . 291 . 22. Shakespeare , The Merry Wives of ...
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Stratford Town and Stratford Church | 3 |
From Snitterfield to Stratford 14 + 3 Offspring | 23 |
Rise and Fall | 30 |
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