English Prose: Narrative, Descriptive and DramaticHenry Arthur Treble Oxford University Press, 1916 - 510 pages |
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Page 169
... play our pieces in the open air , the English theirs under cover ; we act by daylight , they by the blaze of torches . One of our plays continues eight or ten days suc- A VISIT TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY 169 At the Play At the Play.
... play our pieces in the open air , the English theirs under cover ; we act by daylight , they by the blaze of torches . One of our plays continues eight or ten days suc- A VISIT TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY 169 At the Play At the Play.
Page 304
... play was as remarkable as his power of execution . He had no affectation , no trifling . He did not throw away the ... play on the same or better , and as he never flung away the game through carelessness and conceit , he never gave it ...
... play was as remarkable as his power of execution . He had no affectation , no trifling . He did not throw away the ... play on the same or better , and as he never flung away the game through carelessness and conceit , he never gave it ...
Page 305
... played all the while with my clenched fist . " He used frequently to play matches at Copenhagen House for wagers and dinners . The wall against which they play is the same that supports the kitchen - chimney , and when the wall ...
... played all the while with my clenched fist . " He used frequently to play matches at Copenhagen House for wagers and dinners . The wall against which they play is the same that supports the kitchen - chimney , and when the wall ...
Contents
SIR THOMAS MALORY c 1470 | 1 |
JOHN LYLY 1553 ?1606 | 10 |
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE 15641616 | 18 |
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