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The life of Christopher Marlowe. Tamberlaine the Great, pts. I-II. The Jew ... - Page v
by Christopher Marlowe - 1826
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Taming of the shrew. All's well that ends well

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 454 pages
...tedious unto the wise, than any way els to be regarded, though (happly) they have bcne of some vaine conceited fondlings greatly gaped at, what time they...shewed upon the stage in their graced deformities ; neverthelesse now to be mixtured in print with such matter of worth, it would prove a great disgrace,"...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe: With Some Account of the Author, and Notes ...

Christopher Marlowe, Alexander Dyce - 1865 - 476 pages
...from the publisher of the first edition. " I have purposely," he says, " omitted and left out some fond and frivolous gestures, digressing, and, in my...to be regarded, though haply they have been of some vain-conceited fondlings greatly gaped at, what time they were shewed upon the stage in their graced...
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History of English Poetry from the Twelfth to the Close of the ..., Volume 4

Thomas Warton - English poetry - 1871 - 492 pages
...expreffly fays: "I have purpofely omitted and left out fome fond and frivolous geftures, digreffing and, in my poor opinion, far unmeet for the matter, which I thought might feem more tedious unto the wife than any way elfe to be regarded, though haply they have been of fome...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe: With Some Account of the Author, and Notes ...

Christopher Marlowe - 1876 - 474 pages
...to see when the same were shewed in London upon stages. I hare purposely omitted and left out some fond :£ and frivolous gestures, digressing, and,...to be regarded, though haply they have been of some Tainconceited fondlings greatly gaped at, what time they were shewed upon the stage in their graced...
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Tragedy of Doctor Faustus with Introduction and Notes

Christopher Marlowe - 1877 - 186 pages
...shewed in London upon stages.'1 And he subjoins : — ' I have purposely omitted and left out some fond and frivolous gestures, digressing, and, in my...gaped at, what time they were shewed upon the stage.' From these words it would seem to follow that Marlowe's tragedy was even then performed with the additions...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe: Preface. Introduction. 1st pt. of ...

Christopher Marlowe - 1885 - 436 pages
...In the preface the publisher, Richard Jones, writes:—"I have purposely omitted and left out some fond and frivolous gestures, digressing, and, in my...to be regarded, though haply they have been of some vain-conceited fondlings greatly gaped at, what time they were showed upon the stage in their graced...
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Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe - 1887 - 492 pages
...originally contained comic scenes. " I have purposely omitted and left out," he tells us, " certain fond and frivolous gestures, digressing, and, in my...to be regarded, though haply they have been of some vain-conceited fondlings greatly gaped at, what time they were shewed upon the stage in their graced...
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The Works of Christopher Marlowe Including His Translations

Christopher Marlowe - 1889 - 408 pages
...to see when the same were shewed in London upon stages. I have purposely omitted and left out some fond and frivolous gestures, digressing, and, in my...to be regarded, though haply they have been of some vain-conceited fondlings greatly gaped at, what time they were shewed upon the stage in their graced...
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The Earlier History of English Bookselling

William Roberts - Book auctions - 1889 - 402 pages
...the address of Jones, or Jhones, or Johnes. ' I have,' he said, ' purposely omitted and left out some fond and frivolous gestures, digressing, and, in my...to be regarded, though haply they have been of some vain-conceited fondlings greatly gaped at, what time they were shewed upon the stage in their graced...
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The Bookworm: An Illustrated Treasury of Old-time Literature, Volume 6

Anthologies - 1893 - 448 pages
...the Great" (1592), and as regards the latter, he says, " I have purposely omitted and left out some fond and frivolous gestures, digressing, and, in my...thought might seem more tedious unto the wise than anyway else to be regarded," and so forth. A few years later, John Davies, of Hereford, relieved his...
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