 Bastard without a father to acknowledge it ; true it is that my plays are not exposed to the world in volumes, to bear the title of works (as others *) : one reason is, that many of them by shifting and change of companies, have been negligently lost....  The Modern Language Review - Page 410edited by - 1913Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 572 pages
...we call it One for another." Again, T. Heywood, in his preface to the English Traveller, 1633 : «« Others of them are still retained in the hands of...against their peculiar profit to have them come in print." STEEVENS. It appears, however, that frauds were practised by writers as well as actors. It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 408 pages
...; we call it One for another" Again, T. Heywood, in his preface to The English Traveller, l6'33 : " Others of them are still retained in the hands of...against their peculiar profit to have them come in print." STEEVEKS. Notwithstanding what has been said by a late editor, [Mr. Capell,] I have a copy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...; we call it One for another." Again, T. Heywood, in his preface to The English Traveller, 1633 : " Others of them are still retained in the hands of...against their peculiar profit to have them come in print." STEEVENS. Notwithstanding what has been said by a late editor, [Mr. Capell,] I have a copy... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1808 - 512 pages
...are not exposed to the world in volumes, to bear the title of works (as others *) one reason is that many of them by shifting and change of companies,...against their peculiar profit to have them come in print, and a third that it never was any great amhition in me to be in this kind voluminously read.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 476 pages
...we call it One for another. " Again , T. Hey wood , in hi* preface to The English. Traveller, i633: "Others of them are still retained in the hands of...actors, who think it against their peculiar profit to h»ve them come in print. " STEEVEXS. con and Friar Bungay , and Orlando 'Furiato, iSg'ii ami i5c)g,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 466 pages
...play ; we call it One for another." Again, T. Heywood, in his Preface to The English Traveller. 1633: "Others of them are still retained in the hands of...against their peculiar profit to have them come in print." Stcevent. It appears, however, that frauds were practised hy writers as well as actors. It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 482 pages
...play; we cjll it One fur another." Again, T. Heyivood, in his Preface to The English TsmdUr, 1633: " Others of them are still retained in the hands of some actors, who think it appainst their peculiar profit to have them come in print." £(rrrrnu. Il appears, however, that frauds... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...Traveller. 1 To account for this small number only being printed, he assigns these reasons : " That many of them, by shifting and change of companies,...against their peculiar profit to have them come in print ; and a third, that it never was any great ambition in roe, to bee, in this kind, voluminously... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...reasons: " That many of (hem, by shifting and change of companies, have been negligently lust ; olliers of them are still retained in the hands of some actors,...against their peculiar profit to have them come in print ; and a. third, that it never was any great ambition in me, to bee, in this kind, voluminously... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 630 pages
...To account for this small number only being printed, he assigns these reasons : " That many of (hem, by shifting and change of companies, have been negligently lost ; others of them are still retained in tbe hands of some' actors, uho think it against their peculiar profit to have them come in print ;... | |
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