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... Plays . Some variations , however , have been introduced ; and particularly all the Plays ascribed to SHAK- SPEARE , but left out in the later editions of his works , have been ex- tracted from JOHNSON and STEEVENS's Supplement of 1780 ...
... Plays . Some variations , however , have been introduced ; and particularly all the Plays ascribed to SHAK- SPEARE , but left out in the later editions of his works , have been ex- tracted from JOHNSON and STEEVENS's Supplement of 1780 ...
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... Plays of SHAKSPEARE , it was considered unnecessary to repeat his name , as the Plays of our immortal Bard are known to almost every reader . It may , however , be proper to observe , that it is the edition of 1778 , which is uniformly ...
... Plays of SHAKSPEARE , it was considered unnecessary to repeat his name , as the Plays of our immortal Bard are known to almost every reader . It may , however , be proper to observe , that it is the edition of 1778 , which is uniformly ...
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... Play betwene Johan_the Husband , Tyb the Wyfe , and Sir Johan the Priest , by John Hey- wood , 4to . Imprynted at London by William Rastall , the 12th day of February , 1533. " ( Oldys's MS . Notes , and Companion to the Playhouse ...
... Play betwene Johan_the Husband , Tyb the Wyfe , and Sir Johan the Priest , by John Hey- wood , 4to . Imprynted at London by William Rastall , the 12th day of February , 1533. " ( Oldys's MS . Notes , and Companion to the Playhouse ...
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... play one day in a weke , May thynke hys thryfte is farre to seyke . Devyse what pastyme that ye thynke beste , And make ye sure to fynde me prest . Pot . Why , be ye so unyversall That ve can do what so ever ye shall ? 104 Ped . Syr ...
... play one day in a weke , May thynke hys thryfte is farre to seyke . Devyse what pastyme that ye thynke beste , And make ye sure to fynde me prest . Pot . Why , be ye so unyversall That ve can do what so ever ye shall ? 104 Ped . Syr ...
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... play'd therein upon Corpus Christi day , ( this is one of their ancient faires , ) which occasioning very great confluence of people thither from far and near , was no small benefit thereto ; which pageants being acted with mighty state ...
... play'd therein upon Corpus Christi day , ( this is one of their ancient faires , ) which occasioning very great confluence of people thither from far and near , was no small benefit thereto ; which pageants being acted with mighty state ...
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