Hand Book for Visitors to Stratford-upon-AvonF. & E. Ward, 1851 - 40 Seiten |
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... last Charter the government was vested in a Mayor , twelve Alder- men , and twelve Burgesses , the Mayor being chosen annually from the whole body . Under the provisions of the late Municipal Act , the Borough is now 4.
... last Charter the government was vested in a Mayor , twelve Alder- men , and twelve Burgesses , the Mayor being chosen annually from the whole body . Under the provisions of the late Municipal Act , the Borough is now 4.
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of the late Municipal Act , the Borough is now govern- ed by a Council consisting of a Mayor , ( elected on the first of November in every year , out of the Aldermen or Councillors , ) four Aldermen , ( chosen by the Coun- cillors from ...
of the late Municipal Act , the Borough is now govern- ed by a Council consisting of a Mayor , ( elected on the first of November in every year , out of the Aldermen or Councillors , ) four Aldermen , ( chosen by the Coun- cillors from ...
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... late William Shakspeare Hart , seventh in descent from the " Pride of Stratford , " sold the houses , & c . to Mr. Thomas Court , from whose family they have now been sold to the united committees of Stratford and London , for the ...
... late William Shakspeare Hart , seventh in descent from the " Pride of Stratford , " sold the houses , & c . to Mr. Thomas Court , from whose family they have now been sold to the united committees of Stratford and London , for the ...
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... late William Shakspeare Hart , seventh in descent from the " Pride of Stratford , " sold the houses , & c . to Mr. Thomas Court , from whose family they have now been sold to the united committees of Strat- ford and London , for the ...
... late William Shakspeare Hart , seventh in descent from the " Pride of Stratford , " sold the houses , & c . to Mr. Thomas Court , from whose family they have now been sold to the united committees of Strat- ford and London , for the ...
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... expense of the Corporation , in 1769. There is also a full - length portrait of the Duke of Dorset , father of the late Duke , who was Lord of the Manor and High Steward of the Borough " - at the time of the Jubilee in 1769 , 16.
... expense of the Corporation , in 1769. There is also a full - length portrait of the Duke of Dorset , father of the late Duke , who was Lord of the Manor and High Steward of the Borough " - at the time of the Jubilee in 1769 , 16.
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Aldermen Anne Hathaway April April 23 bailiff beautiful Bishop of Worcester Borough built bust chancel Chapel Charlecote Park Charles Charles II Charter Councillors Countess of Totness cularly worthy daughter David Garrick death dramatic Earl Edward VI effigy of Shakspeare eldest erected Festival ford Garrick Gerrard Johnson GUIDE TO STRATFORD-UPON-AVON hamlet Henry VIII honour immortal Shakspeare income suited inscription John Barnard John Hall John Shakspeare Jubilee Knight known last years-and library of Puf Manor married Mayor miles monument Nashe north side north wall notice-the house play players poet Poet's presumed he received public breakfast PUBLISHED BY F reign of Henry resided river Avon Shak Shakspeare's father Shakspeare's person Shakspearean Club Shottery Sir Edward Walker Sir Hugh Clopton Sir John Clopton Sir Thomas Lucy statue of Shakspeare stone Strat Stratford Waters Susanna Town Hall towns have Guides VICTORIA SPA Warwick Warwickshire Welcombe Worcester Worcestershire years-and the church
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Seite 20 - Be not too tame, neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature; for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure.
Seite 31 - And tho' this, probably the first essay of his poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have been so very bitter, that it redoubled the prosecution against him to that degree, that he was oblig'd to leave his business and family in Warwickshire, for some time, and shelter himself in London.
Seite 31 - Upon his leaving school, he seems to have given intirely into that way of living which his father propos'd to him ; and in order to settle in the world after a family manner, he thought fit to marry while he was yet very young. His wife was the daughter of one Hathaway, said to have been a substantial yeoman in the neighbourhood of Stratford.
Seite 20 - ... t were, the mirror up to Nature ; to show virtue her own feature ; scorn, her own image ; and the very age and body of the time, his form and pressure. Now, this overdone, or come tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannot but make the judicious grieve ; the censure of which one must, in your allowance, o'erweigh a whole theatre of others.
Seite 31 - In this kind of settlement he continued for some time, till an extravagance that he was guilty of, forced him both out of his country, and that way of living which he had taken up : and though it seemed at first to be a blemish upon his good manners, and a misfortune...
Seite 12 - On the upper border of the plinth are these words— " Take him for all in all We shall not look upon his like again," On the plinth is the following inscription— " The corporation and inhabitants of Stratford, assisted by the munificent contributions of the nobility and gentlemen of the neighbourhood, rebuilt this edifice in the year 1768. The statue of Shakspeare was given by David Garrick, Esq.
Seite 15 - The celebrated mulberry-tree, planted by Shakspeare's hand, became first an object of his dislike, because it subjected him to answer the frequent importunities of travellers, whose zeal might prompt them to visit it. In an evil hour the sacrilegious priest ordered the tree, then remarkably large and at its full growth, to be cut down ; which was no sooner done, than it was cleft to pieces for fire-wood...
Seite 31 - He had, by a misfortune common enough to young fellows, fallen into ill company ; and amongst them, some that made a frequent practice of deer-stealing, engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, near Stratford. For this he was prosecuted by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely ; and in order to revenge that ill usage, he made a ballad upon him.
Seite 25 - Stranger, to whom this monument is shown, Invoke the poet's curse upon Malone ; Whose meddling zeal his barbarous taste betrays, And daubs his tombstone, as he mars his plays.
Seite 18 - players of enterludes" came to any town, first to attend on the mayor, inform him what " nobleman's servants" they were, and so get license for their public playing, the mayor, aldermen and council of the city appointed the first play, attending upon it, and paying the actors out of the corporation purse, the audience on that occasion being admitted gratis. The place of performance in Stratford was this Guildhall ; and Mr. Halliwell, in his