Memoirs of the Life of W. Shakespeare, with an essay toward the expression of his genius, and an account of the rise ... of the English Drama |
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... The last two writers seemed also to have exhausted the field of research in regard to the history of the English drama and the English stage . But Mr. Collier's later work upon those subjects , by its ful- viii PREFACE .
... The last two writers seemed also to have exhausted the field of research in regard to the history of the English drama and the English stage . But Mr. Collier's later work upon those subjects , by its ful- viii PREFACE .
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... stage in 1656 or 1657. The veneration for Shakespeare with which he was im- bued by the study of his plays was the motive of his pilgrimage to Stratford . We may be quite sure that the journey was under- taken after 1670 , for in that ...
... stage in 1656 or 1657. The veneration for Shakespeare with which he was im- bued by the study of his plays was the motive of his pilgrimage to Stratford . We may be quite sure that the journey was under- taken after 1670 , for in that ...
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... stage furious at Falstaff for having killed his deer . Now , in Shakespeare's day , as well as long before , killing a gentleman's deer was almost as common among wild young men as robbing a farmer's orchard * Some critics have ...
... stage furious at Falstaff for having killed his deer . Now , in Shakespeare's day , as well as long before , killing a gentleman's deer was almost as common among wild young men as robbing a farmer's orchard * Some critics have ...
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... stage . " - It has most unaccountably been assumed that this passage refers to Shakespeare , chiefly , it would seem , if not only , because of the phrase , " whole Hamlets , —I should say , handfuls of tragi- cal speeches , " which has ...
... stage . " - It has most unaccountably been assumed that this passage refers to Shakespeare , chiefly , it would seem , if not only , because of the phrase , " whole Hamlets , —I should say , handfuls of tragi- cal speeches , " which has ...
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... stage , on which he had townsmen and friends ? One of these con- clusions is in the face of reason , fact , and proba- bility ; the other in accordance with them all . But the bare fact that Shakespeare was an at- torney's clerk , even ...
... stage , on which he had townsmen and friends ? One of these con- clusions is in the face of reason , fact , and proba- bility ; the other in accordance with them all . But the bare fact that Shakespeare was an at- torney's clerk , even ...
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