A Select Collection of Old Plays: God's promisesJ. Nichols, 1780 |
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... Such hath been the revolution of tafte , that not a few works have been both applauded and con- demned by the fame perfons ; and this will be esteemed the less extraordinary , when it is con- fidered how many , who pronounce on the ...
... Such hath been the revolution of tafte , that not a few works have been both applauded and con- demned by the fame perfons ; and this will be esteemed the less extraordinary , when it is con- fidered how many , who pronounce on the ...
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... Such caufeleffe wrong and to unjust despite , May have redreffe , or , at the least , revenge . Videna . Neither my fonne : fuch is the froward will , The perfon fuch , fuch my miehappe and thine . Ferrex . Mine ! know I none , but ...
... Such caufeleffe wrong and to unjust despite , May have redreffe , or , at the least , revenge . Videna . Neither my fonne : fuch is the froward will , The perfon fuch , fuch my miehappe and thine . Ferrex . Mine ! know I none , but ...
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... Suche as their kinde benighteth 10 to us all , Great be the profites that thail growe thereof ; Your age in quiet fhall ... such stayes as in your life do lye , 10 bebigbteth ] i . e . promifeth . So Spenfer , in his Fairy Queen , B. 4 C ...
... Suche as their kinde benighteth 10 to us all , Great be the profites that thail growe thereof ; Your age in quiet fhall ... such stayes as in your life do lye , 10 bebigbteth ] i . e . promifeth . So Spenfer , in his Fairy Queen , B. 4 C ...
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... Such ftrength doth nature knit betwene them both In fondrie bodies by conjoyned love , That not as two , but one of doubled force , Eche is to other as a fure defence : The nobleneffe and glory of the one Doth fharpe the courage of the ...
... Such ftrength doth nature knit betwene them both In fondrie bodies by conjoyned love , That not as two , but one of doubled force , Eche is to other as a fure defence : The nobleneffe and glory of the one Doth fharpe the courage of the ...
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... Such mifch eies here are wifely mette withall , If egali ftare may nourishe egall love , Where none hath caufe to grudge at others good , But nowe the head to soupe bele h them both , Ne kinde ne realon , ne good ordre beares . And off ...
... Such mifch eies here are wifely mette withall , If egali ftare may nourishe egall love , Where none hath caufe to grudge at others good , But nowe the head to soupe bele h them both , Ne kinde ne realon , ne good ordre beares . And off ...
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againſt agayne alfo alſo Ariftippus becauſe beſt bloud cafe Carifophus caufe cauſe Cibber court Creweltie cruell Cuftome Damon daye death devyll Dionifius doth Drury-lane entreth Eubulus fafe faid fame farre fayde faythe feems fene Ferrex ferve fhall fhew fhould fince firft firſt flaine fome fonne foon fpeake ftage fuch fure Gammer Gurton's Needle geve Godde's goddes Gofpell Gorboduc grace Grimme hart hath himſelf honour houſe ift edit Ignoraunce Jacke king knave kynge Lorde lyfe lyke lyve moft moſt muft muſt mynde myne never noble Palmer Pardoner Pater cæleftis Pedler perfon Perverfe Doctrine Pithias play playhouſe pleaſure Porrex Poticary prefent prince promyfe Queen ſay Saynt ſhall ſtage ſtate Stephano theatre thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thre thynge tyme unto uſed vertue waye whofe whych William Davenant wolde wyfe wyll yelde
Beliebte Passagen
Seite xlv - By and by we hear news of shipwreck in the same place, and then we are to blame if we accept it not for a rock. Upon the back of that comes out a hideous monster with fire and smoke, and then the miserable beholders are bound to take it for a cave. While in the meantime two armies fly in, represented with four swords and bucklers, and then what hard heart will not receive it for a pitched field?
Seite xxxvii - The country people flock from all sides many miles off, to hear and see it. For they have therein devils and devices, to delight as well the eye as the ear.
Seite xiv - ... whose names will be revered by posterity ; by most of whom he was loved as much for the virtues of his heart, as he was admired on account of his writings.
Seite 83 - ... being acted with mighty state and reverence by the friars of this house, had theaters for the several! scenes, very large and high, placed upon wheels, and drawn to all the eminent parts of the city, for the better advantage of spectators : and contain'd the story of the New Testament, composed into old English Rithme, as appeareth by an ancient MS. intituled Ludus Cffrporis Chrtsti, or ZWws Conventria. I have been told...
Seite xcv - ... after this time. They were now a great deal more upon their guard; indecencies were no longer wit; and, by degrees, the fair sex came again to fill the boxes on the first day of a new comedy, without fear or censure.
Seite 141 - I despeire that ever time could winne him frend to me, then saw I how he smiled with slaying knife wrapped under cloke, then saw I depe deceite lurke in his face and death prepared for me ; even nature moved me then to holde my life more...
Seite xxxix - But the moralities were also very often concerned wholly in religious matters ; for religion then was every one's concern, and it was no wonder if each party employed all arts to promote it. Had they been in use now, they would, doubtless, have turned as much upon politics.
Seite lxvii - That, the women's parts in plays have hitherto been acted by men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence, we do permit, and give leave, for the time to come, that all women's parts be acted by women.
Seite lvii - He had all the parts of an excellent orator, animating his words with speaking and speech with action, his auditors being never more delighted than when he spoke nor more sorry than when he held his peace, yet even then he was an excellent actor still, never falling in his part when he had done speaking but with his looks and gesture maintaining it still unto the height...
Seite xlvi - ... upon a footing with the other nations of Europe. But now, as it were, all at once (as it happened in France, though in a much later period), the true drama received birth and perfection from the creative genius of Shakspeare, Fletcher...