| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 oldal
...avail themselves of the obscurity in which his history is involved. In 1751, a book was published, entitled " A compendious or brief Examination of certayne...ordinary Complaints of divers of our Countrymen in those our Days : which, although they are in some parte unjust and frivolous, yet are they all by way... | |
| Abraham John Valpy - 1815 - 596 oldal
...haste, Yours, very truly, WM. ELFORD LEACH. British Museum, Slit Jan. 1815. COMPENDIOUS OB 20riefe examination OF CERTAYNE ORDINARY COMPLAINTS OF DIVERS OF OUR COUNTRYMEN, IN THESE OUR DdYES: Which although they are in some part vniust and friuolous, yet are they all by way of Dialogues... | |
| Richard Ryan - 1825 - 526 oldal
...is involved, and of the unequalled popularity of his name. In the year 1751, a book was published, entitled " A compendious or brief examination of certayne...ordinary complaints of divers of our countrymen in those our days ; which, although they are in some parts unjust and frivolous, yet are they all, by... | |
| Richard Ryan - 1830 - 348 oldal
...is involved, and of the unequalled popularity of his name. In the year 1751, a book was published, entitled " A compendious or brief examination of certayne...ordinary complaints of divers of our countrymen in those our days ; which, although they are in some parts unjust and frivolous, yet are they all, by... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1825 - 444 oldal
...in the pound, I shall turn them out. Exit Jenkin. From the following passage in " A compendious and brief examination of certayne ordinary complaints of divers of our countrymen in these our dayes" 1581, by William Stafford, reprinted in 1751, with the name of Shakespeare as the author, I... | |
| British Museum - 1837 - 452 oldal
...SHAKSPEARE (WILLIAM). Plays and Poems: edited by' AJ Valpy ; Vol. xv. 12° Land. 1834. * A compendious Examination "of certayne ordinary Complaints of divers of our Countrymen in these our Dayes. [Attributed to Shaskpeare, but written by Wm. Stafford.] 8° Land. 1751. ^— — ^— — —... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1838 - 542 oldal
...friendship, with the leading gentlemen of the neighbourhood. He died on his birth-day, April 23, 1616, when he had completed his fifty-second year. If we...impudent forgery was attempted by Ireland, who published iu 1795 a volume, entitled 'Shakspeare's Manuscripts.' The fraud met with partial success, and the... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1838 - 524 oldal
...nature ; Kernble exhibited him in the more refined dress of classical taste and philosophy. Mr. Maloue has observed, that our author's prose compositions,...the original edition of 1581, was " WS, Gent. ;" and Ur. Farmer has clearly proved the initials to mean " William Stafford, Gent." Another and more impudent... | |
| Walter Scott, John George Cochrane - 1838 - 492 oldal
...of the Irish Catholics. neк edit. 8,-u. .... Dub. 1810 Stafford's (William) Compendious or Briefe Examination of certayne ordinary Complaints of divers of our Countrymen in these our dayes, &c. By William Shakespeare. 1581. 8«>. repr. l^ond. 17-Î1 See LIPs, rol. ip 264. A MS. notice... | |
| Athenæum Club (London, England). Library - 1851 - 356 oldal
...Established Church. (Tracts S. vol. 3.) 8° London, 1810. STAFFORD] W[illiam]. A compendious or briefe examination of certayne ordinary complaints of divers of our Countrymen in these our days, &c., by WS, Gentleman, " dedicated to Queen Elizabeth." (Gibbon Coll. vol. 24.) 4° London, 1581. [This Tract... | |
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