 | Sir Adolphus William Ward - 1875 - 664 pages
...excellent play in all respect>. but especially in divertissement, though it be a deep tragedy ; which i< i strange perfection in a tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable' (January 7, 1667). With Hamlet he was ' mightily pleased' (August .?1• 1MSV On the other hand, he... | |
 | Evan Thomas Davies - 1876 - 232 pages
...January 7th. "To the Uuke's house, and saw ' Macbeth,' which though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable." October i6th. "To the Duke of York's house; and I was vexed to see Young (who is but a bad actor at... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1877 - 522 pages
...College. To the Duke's house, and saw " Macbeth," which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. So home, it being the last play now I am to see till a fortnight hence, I being from the last night... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1903 - 594 pages
...his way to the Duke' s House, ' and saw Macbeth, which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in...tragedy, it being most proper here and suitable.' In the following year, October 16, 1667, he again saw this most excellent play, and ' was vexed to... | |
 | Charles Wilkins - 1885 - 786 pages
...7th, 1666. —To the Duke's House, and saw Maeltetk, which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects ; but especially in...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. Bravo ! Mr. Pepys : This, at any rate, hit the right nail on the head ! The Merry Wives of Windsor... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 500 pages
...variety," and (Jan. 7, 1667) "a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in divertissement, though it be a deep tragedy ; which is a strange perfection...tragedy, it being most proper here and suitable." With " Hamlet " (Aug. 31, 1668) he was "mightily pleased." "MidsummerNight's Dream" he thought (Sept.... | |
 | Thomas Sergeant Perry - 1883 - 490 pages
...variety," and (Jan. 7, 1667) "a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in divertissement, though it be a deep tragedy ; which is a strange perfection...tragedy, it being most proper here and suitable." With " Hamlet " (Aug. 31, 1668) he was "mightily pleased." "MidsummerNight's Dream" he thought (Sept.... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1884 - 378 pages
...College. To the Duke's house, and saw " Macbeth," which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. So home, it being the last play now I am to see till a fortnight hence, I being from the last night... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1885 - 382 pages
...College. To the Duke's house, and saw " Macbeth," which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. So home, it being the last play now I am to see till a fortnight hence, I being from the last night... | |
 | Henry Morley - 1887 - 400 pages
...only "a pretty good play." Afterwards it rose in his favour, and in 1667 he declares it to be "a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable." It appears from a subsequent entry that the " divertisement " which he considered the especial excellence... | |
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Macbeth', which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in divertisement, though it be a deep tragedy; which is a strange perfection in a tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. 
