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The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a ... - Page 9
by Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816
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An Historical and Critical Account of the Life and Writings of Charles I ...

William Harris - Great Britain - 1758 - 458 pages
...knights of the Bath. At night we had ' the queen's mafk in the banquetting houfe, or rather * her pagent. There was a great engine at the lower * end of the...room, which had motion, and in it were * the images of fea-horfes, with other terrible fifhes, * which were ridden by Moors. The indecorum was, ' that there...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 5

English literature - 1758 - 550 pages
...of the Bath. At night " we had the queen's maik in the Banquetting-houfe, or rather " -her pagent. There was a great engine at the lower end of. " the room, which had motion, and in it were the ¡mages of fea" horfes, with other terrible fiihes, which were ridden by Moors. " The indecorum was,...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: pt. 2. Historical account of the ...

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 672 pages
...p. 54, n. 3. Carle ton, " we had the Queen's Mafke in the Banqueting-houfe, or rather her Pageant. There was a great engine at the lower end of the room, which had motion, and in it were the images of fea-horfes, (with other terrible fiflies,) which were ridden by the Moors. The indecorum was, that...
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pt. 2. Historical account of the English stage. Emendations and additions ...

William Shakespeare - 1790 - 670 pages
...Carleton, " we had the Queen's Maike in the Banqutting-houfe, or rather her Pageant. There was a greit engine at the lower end of the room, which had motion, and in it were the images of fea-horfes, (with other terrible fifties,) which were ridden by the Moors. The indecorum was, that...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: In Fifteen Volumes. With the Corrections ...

William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...fays Sir Dudley Carleton, " we had the Queen's Mafke in the Banqueting-houfe, or rather her Pageant. There was a great engine at the lower end of the room, which had motion, and in it were the images of fea-horfes, (with other terrible fifties,) which were ridden by the Moors. The indecorum was, that...
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Secret History of the Court of James the First ...

Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 520 pages
...with a lingering " At night we had the queen's maske in the banquetting-house, or rather her pagent. There was a great engine at the lower end of the room,...indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water. At the farther end there was a great shell, in form of a shallop; wherein were four seats, on the lowest...
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Historical and critical matter The tempest. Two gentlemen of Verona. Merry ...

William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...says Sir Dudley Carleton, " we had the Queen's Maske in the Banquetinghouse, or rather her Pageant. There was a great engine at the lower end of the room,...(with other terrible fishes,) which were ridden by the Moors. The indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water. At the further end was a great...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: In Twenty-one Volumes, with the ..., Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pages
...says Sir Dudley Carleton, " we had the Queen's Maske in the Banqueting-house, or rather her Pageant. There was a great engine at the lower end of the room,...(with other terrible fishes,) which were ridden by the Moors. The indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water. At the further end was a great...
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An historical and critical account of the lives and writings of James I. and ...

William Harris - 1814 - 518 pages
...fellowknights of the Bath. At night we had the queen's mask in the banquetting house, or rather her pagent. There was a great engine at the lower end of the room,...indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water. At the further end was a great shell in form of a skallop, wherein were four seats. On the lowest sat...
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Memoirs of the Court of King James the First, Volume 1

Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 468 pages
...eye-witness of the scene " At night we had the queen's mask in the banqueting house, or rather her pageant. There was a great engine at the lower end of the room...indecorum was, that there was all fish and no water. At the further end was a great shell in form of a scallop, wherein were four seats; on the lowest sat...
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