The life of Shakspeare; enquiries into the originality of his dramatic plots and characters; and essays on the ancient theatres and theatrical usages |
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... ment of the royal stage by the destitute state of the public theatres is striking . A simple hanging of arras or tapestry was all the ornament the stage could boast , and this , as it became decay- ed or torn , was clumsily repaired by ...
... ment of the royal stage by the destitute state of the public theatres is striking . A simple hanging of arras or tapestry was all the ornament the stage could boast , and this , as it became decay- ed or torn , was clumsily repaired by ...
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... ment , when it is found that masques and plays were constantly exhibited in the courts , and in the presence of Elizabeth and James , on Sun- days , and days of religious festivity . The virtue of the Master of the Revels relaxed on the ...
... ment , when it is found that masques and plays were constantly exhibited in the courts , and in the presence of Elizabeth and James , on Sun- days , and days of religious festivity . The virtue of the Master of the Revels relaxed on the ...
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... ment ; though the dramatist was no niggard of * Rowe and Gildon . + Elizabeth's treatment of Richard Robinson , the trans- lator of the Gesta , who solicited a recompence for the Har- mony of King David's Harp , which he dedicated to ...
... ment ; though the dramatist was no niggard of * Rowe and Gildon . + Elizabeth's treatment of Richard Robinson , the trans- lator of the Gesta , who solicited a recompence for the Har- mony of King David's Harp , which he dedicated to ...
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... of every variety of dramatic entertain- * Chap . VII . + Dated May 19 , 1603 . ment , in all suitable places throughout his do- minions E 3 THE LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE . 53 his flattery, the most grateful incense that could ...
... of every variety of dramatic entertain- * Chap . VII . + Dated May 19 , 1603 . ment , in all suitable places throughout his do- minions E 3 THE LIFE OF SHAKSPEARE . 53 his flattery, the most grateful incense that could ...
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Augustine Skottowe. ment , in all suitable places throughout his do- minions . The Globe , it appears from this do- cument , was the general theatre of the Lord Chamberlain's company ; but they had long en- joyed a sort of copartnership ...
Augustine Skottowe. ment , in all suitable places throughout his do- minions . The Globe , it appears from this do- cument , was the general theatre of the Lord Chamberlain's company ; but they had long en- joyed a sort of copartnership ...
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Seite 193 - Till thou applaud the deed. Come, seeling night', Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day, And with thy bloody and invisible hand, Cancel, and tear to pieces, that great bond Which keeps me pale ! — Light thickens ; and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood : Good things of day begin to droop and drowse, Whiles night's black agents to their preys do rouse.
Seite 159 - tis strange : And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths : Win -us with honest trifles, to betray us In deepest consequence.
Seite 65 - I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was indeed honest, and of an. open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions...
Seite 234 - In her days, every man shall eat in safety Under his own vine what he plants ; and sing The merry songs of peace to all his neighbours.
Seite 260 - With purple grapes, green figs, and mulberries ; The honey bags steal from the humble-bees, And, for night-tapers, crop their waxen thighs, And light them at the fiery glowworm's eyes...
Seite 269 - Flying between the cold moon and the earth, Cupid all arm'd : a certain aim he took At a fair vestal throned by the west, And loos'd his love-shaft smartly from his bow, As it should pierce a hundred thousand hearts : But I might see young Cupid's fiery shaft Quench'd in the chaste beams of the watery moon, And the imperial votaress passed on, In maiden meditation, fancy-free.
Seite 254 - He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.
Seite 156 - The night has been unruly : where we lay, Our chimneys were blown down ; and, as they say, Lamentings heard i...
Seite 73 - I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war. Master Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. CVL, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.
Seite 153 - I'll sup. Farewell. Poins. Farewell, my lord. [Exit POINS. P. Hen. I know you all, and will a while uphold The unyok'd humour of your idleness : Yet herein will I imitate the sun, Who doth permit the base contagious clouds ' To smother up his beauty from the world...