William Shakespeare: A Literary BiographyG. Bell and Sons, 1888 - 587 pages |
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... church at Stratford . This apparent neglect is perhaps not so much the result of any want of esteem and affection for the deceased , but much more owing to the fact of Shakespeare's not having left any male heir . After his death there ...
... church at Stratford . This apparent neglect is perhaps not so much the result of any want of esteem and affection for the deceased , but much more owing to the fact of Shakespeare's not having left any male heir . After his death there ...
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... church named William Castle , 2 a man of eighty years , who had shown Dowdall the church of Stratford in 1693 ; but this assertion does not by any means add to the trustworthiness of the tradition , as it is opposed to acknowledged ...
... church named William Castle , 2 a man of eighty years , who had shown Dowdall the church of Stratford in 1693 ; but this assertion does not by any means add to the trustworthiness of the tradition , as it is opposed to acknowledged ...
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... personages distinct 1 See Halliwell's preface to Wheler's Historical Account , & c . , p . 6 . 2 Wm . Shakspere ; a Biography , p . 26 . from one another . As regards the Stratford Church register 28 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE .
... personages distinct 1 See Halliwell's preface to Wheler's Historical Account , & c . , p . 6 . 2 Wm . Shakspere ; a Biography , p . 26 . from one another . As regards the Stratford Church register 28 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE .
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... church register was established.2 The first children of John Shakespeare of whom we have any report were two girls , Joan , baptised on the 15th of September , 1558 , and Margaret , baptised on the 2nd of De- cember , 1562 ; both died ...
... church register was established.2 The first children of John Shakespeare of whom we have any report were two girls , Joan , baptised on the 15th of September , 1558 , and Margaret , baptised on the 2nd of De- cember , 1562 ; both died ...
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... church register , had four chil- dren , the eldest having been born in 1600 , and the youngest in 1608. She , as well as her children , are mentioned in the will of her brother the poet , while all the other sisters are passed over in ...
... church register , had four chil- dren , the eldest having been born in 1600 , and the youngest in 1608. She , as well as her children , are mentioned in the will of her brother the poet , while all the other sisters are passed over in ...
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