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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare ... - Page 232
by Charles Lamb - 1893
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An Account of the English Dramatick Poets: Or, Some Observations and Remarks ...

Gerard Langbaine - English drama - 1691 - 626 pages
...negligently loft, Others of them are (till re* tamed in the Hands of fbme A&ors", who ' think it againfl their peculiar profit to have ' them come in Print ; and a third, That it was ' never any great Ambition in me to be Volu' minoufly read. Thefe feent to me, to be more plaiifible...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time ..., Volume 1

Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 384 pages
...loft ; others of them are ft ill " retained in the hands of fome aftors, who think " it againft their profit to have them come in " print, and a third, that it was never any gn.at " ambition in me to be voluminoufly read." Thefe feem- to be more plaufible reafons...
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: Green's tu quoque, or The city gallant

English drama - 1780 - 540 pages
...negligently loft ; others of them are ftill retained in the " hands of fome aftors, who thinke it againft their peculiar profit to " have them come in print; and a third, that it never was any great u ambition in me, to bee, in this kind, voluminoufly read." And ja the preface to Tie Rapt of Lucrece,...
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Troilus and Cressida. Othello

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 572 pages
...we call it One for another." Again, T. Heywood, in his preface to the English Traveller, 1633 : «« Others of them are still retained in the hands of...their peculiar profit to have them come in print." STEEVENS. It appears, however, that frauds were practised by writers as well as actors. It stands on...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 408 pages
...; we call it One for another" Again, T. Heywood, in his preface to The English Traveller, l6'33 : " Others of them are still retained in the hands of...their peculiar profit to have them come in print." STEEVEKS. Notwithstanding what has been said by a late editor, [Mr. Capell,] I have a copy of the first...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...; we call it One for another." Again, T. Heywood, in his preface to The English Traveller, 1633 : " Others of them are still retained in the hands of...their peculiar profit to have them come in print." STEEVENS. Notwithstanding what has been said by a late editor, [Mr. Capell,] I have a copy of the first...
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Specimens of English Dramatic Poets: Who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare ...

Charles Lamb - English drama - 1808 - 512 pages
...title of works (as others *) one reason is that many of them by shifting and change of companies, have been negligently lost. Others of them are still retained...in print, and a third that it never was any great amhition in me to be in this kind voluminously read. All that I have further to say at this time is...
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“The” Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 13

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 476 pages
...we call it One for another. " Again , T. Hey wood , in hi* preface to The English. Traveller, i633: "Others of them are still retained in the hands of...actors, who think it against their peculiar profit to h»ve them come in print. " STEEVEXS. con and Friar Bungay , and Orlando 'Furiato, iSg'ii ami i5c)g,...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 12

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 466 pages
...play ; we call it One for another." Again, T. Heywood, in his Preface to The English Traveller. 1633: "Others of them are still retained in the hands of...their peculiar profit to have them come in print." Stcevent. It appears, however, that frauds were practised hy writers as well as actors. It stands on...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 12

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 482 pages
...play; we cjll it One fur another." Again, T. Heyivood, in his Preface to The English TsmdUr, 1633: " Others of them are still retained in the hands of some actors, who think it appainst their peculiar profit to have them come in print." £(rrrrnu. Il appears, however, that frauds...
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