The Dramatic Works: Of Shakespeare, in Six Volumes; with Notes by Joseph Rann, ...at the Clarendon Press, M DCC LXXXVI. To be had of Mess. Rivington, London; Mess. Prince and Cooke and C. Selwin Rann, Oxford; and of Mess. Pearson and Rollason, Birmingham, 1787 |
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... SCENE - Athens , and a Wood not far from it . THIS PLAY , denominated probably from the season of its first representation , is supposed to have been written about the year 1595 ; the first hint of it is faid to have been taken from ...
... SCENE - Athens , and a Wood not far from it . THIS PLAY , denominated probably from the season of its first representation , is supposed to have been written about the year 1595 ; the first hint of it is faid to have been taken from ...
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... SCENE A Cottage . II . Enter Quince the carpenter. quality . So he ; Lo , be . this hail this man of hail - like oaths . SCENE & flow of study . ] - in getting a MIDSUMMER - NIGHT'S DREAM . I.
... SCENE A Cottage . II . Enter Quince the carpenter. quality . So he ; Lo , be . this hail this man of hail - like oaths . SCENE & flow of study . ] - in getting a MIDSUMMER - NIGHT'S DREAM . I.
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... SCENE A Cottage . II . Enter Quince the carpenter , Snug the joiner , Bottom the weaver , Flute the bellows - mender , Snowt the tinker , and Starveling the taylor . Quin . Is all our company here ? Bot . You were beft to call them ...
... SCENE A Cottage . II . Enter Quince the carpenter , Snug the joiner , Bottom the weaver , Flute the bellows - mender , Snowt the tinker , and Starveling the taylor . Quin . Is all our company here ? Bot . You were beft to call them ...
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... SCENE I. The Wood . Enter Quince , Snug , Bottom , Flute , Snowt , and Starveling . The Queen of Fairies lying asleep . Bot . Are we all met ? Quin . Pat , pat ; and here's a marvellous convenient place for our rehearsal : This green ...
... SCENE I. The Wood . Enter Quince , Snug , Bottom , Flute , Snowt , and Starveling . The Queen of Fairies lying asleep . Bot . Are we all met ? Quin . Pat , pat ; and here's a marvellous convenient place for our rehearsal : This green ...
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... scene , and enter'd in a brake : When I did him at this advantage take , An afs'snowl I fixed on his head ; Anon , his Thisby must be answered , a And forth my mimick comes : When they him spy , As wild geese , that the creeping fowler ...
... scene , and enter'd in a brake : When I did him at this advantage take , An afs'snowl I fixed on his head ; Anon , his Thisby must be answered , a And forth my mimick comes : When they him spy , As wild geese , that the creeping fowler ...
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