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... period . The Essay on the Drama by Sir Walter Scott has proved a most valuable source of information , and Shaw's " Manual " and Chambers's " Cyclopædia of English Literature " contain excellent sketches and criticisms of British ...
... period . The Essay on the Drama by Sir Walter Scott has proved a most valuable source of information , and Shaw's " Manual " and Chambers's " Cyclopædia of English Literature " contain excellent sketches and criticisms of British ...
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... period in which he flourished ; and , from the richness of his fancy , and gayety of his tone , has deserved the title of the Father of Comedy . When the style of his sarcasm possessed the rareness of novelty , it was considered of so ...
... period in which he flourished ; and , from the richness of his fancy , and gayety of his tone , has deserved the title of the Father of Comedy . When the style of his sarcasm possessed the rareness of novelty , it was considered of so ...
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... period - to a period , indeed , not very far removed from the era of the Norman conquest : for the custom of representing , in a rude dramatic form , legends of the lives of the saints and striking episodes of Bible History seems to ...
... period - to a period , indeed , not very far removed from the era of the Norman conquest : for the custom of representing , in a rude dramatic form , legends of the lives of the saints and striking episodes of Bible History seems to ...
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... period after these first dramatic attempts . The great entertainments of the rich and powerful municipal corporations , of which the Lord Mayor's annual show in London , and similar festivities in many other towns , still exist as ...
... period after these first dramatic attempts . The great entertainments of the rich and powerful municipal corporations , of which the Lord Mayor's annual show in London , and similar festivities in many other towns , still exist as ...
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... period , and the picture given of London citizen life in the middle of the sixteenth century is curious , animated and natural . The language is lively , and the dialogue is loss comparatively serious , when needles were rare and costly ...
... period , and the picture given of London citizen life in the middle of the sixteenth century is curious , animated and natural . The language is lively , and the dialogue is loss comparatively serious , when needles were rare and costly ...
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