Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 1 of 2] / Including the Biography of the Poet; criticisms on his genius and writings; a new chronology of his plays; a disquisition on the on the object of his sonnets; and a history of the manners, customs, and amusements, superstitions, poetry, and elegant literature of his age

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Transcriber's Notes: In footnotes and attributions, commas and periods seem to be used interchangeably.

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remain as in the original unless noted. A complete list of corrections as well as other notes follows the text.

Bust of Shakspeare by W. T. Fry.

SHAKSPEARE.

Engraved by W. T. Fry after a Cast made by Mr. George Bullock from the Monumental Bust at Stratford-upon-Avon.

SHAKSPEARE
AND
HIS TIMES:
INCLUDING
THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE POET;
CRITICISMS ON HIS GENIUS AND WRITINGS; A NEW
CHRONOLOGY OF HIS PLAYS;
A DISQUISITION ON THE OBJECT OF HIS SONNETS;
AND
A HISTORY OF
THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, AND AMUSEMENTS,
SUPERSTITIONS,
POETRY, AND ELEGANT LITERATURE OF HIS AGE.
BΏ NATHAN DRAKE, M.D.
AUTHOR OF "LITERARY HOURS," AND OF "ESSAYS ON
PERIODICAL LITERATURE."

Triumph my Britain! thou hast one to show,
To whom all scenes of Europe homage owe.—
————— Soul of the age,
The applause, delight, the wonder of our stage,
My Shakspeare, rise!
Bŧƿ JLjƿǪLjƿ.
The very age and body of the time, his form and pressure.
SƒĵƫǪǙŧĵǡŧ.
IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND.
1817.
Printed by A. Strahan,
Printers-Street, London.

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