Catalogue, Issue 216Pickering & Chatto, 1924 - Booksellers' catalogs |
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Page 1013
... plays and players , was provoked by the very recent construction of the Theatre and Curtain , both of which are ... play histories out of the Scriptures , ” which rouses the indignation of Age especially against such people as on ...
... plays and players , was provoked by the very recent construction of the Theatre and Curtain , both of which are ... play histories out of the Scriptures , ” which rouses the indignation of Age especially against such people as on ...
Page 1014
... play and påflime : but vvee are rather borne to fageneffe , & to certaine grauer and greater Atudies . Imprinted at London by Thomas Dawfon , for George Bishoppe , Anno . 1579 , NORTHBROOKE ( JOHN ) . DICING , DANCING , VAINE PLAIES ...
... play and påflime : but vvee are rather borne to fageneffe , & to certaine grauer and greater Atudies . Imprinted at London by Thomas Dawfon , for George Bishoppe , Anno . 1579 , NORTHBROOKE ( JOHN ) . DICING , DANCING , VAINE PLAIES ...
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... play , AND IS THE MOST ARTISTIC OF CHAP- MAN'S DRAMATIC COMPOSITIONS . Chapman , however , described it as " the ... play at Court , and was the first of Chapman's plays published by himself . AL FOOLE ? A Comody , Presented at the Black ...
... play , AND IS THE MOST ARTISTIC OF CHAP- MAN'S DRAMATIC COMPOSITIONS . Chapman , however , described it as " the ... play at Court , and was the first of Chapman's plays published by himself . AL FOOLE ? A Comody , Presented at the Black ...
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... played in the Black - friers . By The Children of her Maiesties Revels . Made by GEO : CHAPMAN , BEN : JONSON , JOH ... play Eastward Hoe , and voluntarily imprisoned himself with Chapman and Marston , who had written it amongst them ...
... played in the Black - friers . By The Children of her Maiesties Revels . Made by GEO : CHAPMAN , BEN : JONSON , JOH ... play Eastward Hoe , and voluntarily imprisoned himself with Chapman and Marston , who had written it amongst them ...
Page 1031
... play in print being the folio of 1623 66 Or Almon tree in Plinie ; that so hastily buds and brings forth her fruit : or like the Lapwing being lately hatched , I doe sunne as it was with the shell on my head . " To the Reader ( p . 1 ) ...
... play in print being the folio of 1623 66 Or Almon tree in Plinie ; that so hastily buds and brings forth her fruit : or like the Lapwing being lately hatched , I doe sunne as it was with the shell on my head . " To the Reader ( p . 1 ) ...
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Acted annexed Anno Domini Applause Author BEN JONSON Black Letter Cæsar calf gilt CHAPMAN Charles Church Colophon COMEDIE contains Death Dedication to Sir Discourse divers Dramatis Personæ Earl Eastward Hoe Edward Emperour England engraved title-page Epilogue Epistle Francis Francis Davison French Friers frontispiece Geninges Gent GEORGE GEORGE CHAPMAN gilt edges half morocco hath Henry HENRY GLAPTHORNE HEYWOOD THOMAS History Humphrey Moseley Imprinted at London interesting SHAKESPEARE JAMES SHIRLEY JONSON Julius Cæsar King late Lord Majesties Servants MASSINGER morocco morocco extra newly old calf old half calf original calf original vellum Oxford Pauls Church-yard poem Poet Preface Princes Prologue published Reader Reproduction of title-page Robert scarce scored russia severall sewn Shakespeare shewing SHIRLEY JAMES signe Sir John Small 4to sold sundry THOMAS HEYWOOD title-page see Reproduction Tragedy translated into English Treatise unto vellum verse volume warre Wherein Whereunto William Marshall William Stansby woodcut yeere
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Page 1081 - Even such a man, so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in look, so woe-begone, Drew Priam's curtain in the dead of night...
Page 1040 - Being a true chronicle historic of the untimely falles of such unfortunate Princes and men of note, as have happened since the first entrance of Brute into this Island, untill this our latter Age.
Page 1066 - COURT Comedies. Often Presented and Acted before Queene ELIZABETH by the Children of her Maiesties Chappell and the Children of Paules. Written By the onely Rare Poet of that Time, The Witie, Comicall, Facetiously-Quicke and unparalelld JOHN LILLY, Master of Arts Decies repetita placebunt LONDON Printed by William Stansby for Edward Blount, 1632.
Page 998 - The Tragedies gathered by Jhon Bochas of all such Princes as fell from theyr Estates throughe the Mutability of Fortune since the creation of Adam until his time ; wherin may be seen what vices bring menne to destruccion, wyth notable warninges howe the like may be avoyded. Translated into English by John Lidgate, Monke of Burye.
Page 1089 - Shakespeare, who introduces the person of Richard the Third, speaking in as high a strain of piety and mortification as is uttered in any passage of this book*, and sometimes to the same sense and purpose with some words in this place : ' I intended,' saith he, 'not only to oblige my friends, but my enemies.
Page 1099 - A Cure for a Cuckold A Pleasant Comedy As it hath been several times Acted with great Applause. Written by John Webster and William Rowley.
Page 1086 - Imp. 4to. -Suckling (Sir John). FRAGMENTA AUREA : a Collection of all the Incomparable Peeces, written by. And published by a friend to perpetuate his memory. Printed by his own copies.
Page 1032 - Selden, and others: at the midst of the feast his old Mother dranke to him, and shew him a paper which she had (if the sentence had taken execution) to have mixed in the prisson among his drinke, which was full of lustie strong poison, and that she was no churle, she told, she minded first to have drunk of it herself.
Page 1070 - A Pleasant Comedy, called a Mayden-head Well Lost. As it hath beene publickly Acted at the Cocke-pit in Drury lane, with much Applause : By her Maiesties Seruants.
Page 1001 - Pallingenius stellatus, wherein are conteyned twelve Bookes disclosing the haynous CRYMES & WICKED VICES OF OUR corrupt nature : And Plainlye Declaring the pleasaunt and perfit pathway...