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" ... purposely to grace him and consequently the solemnity. Dover was constantly there in person well mounted and accoutred, and was the chief director and manager of those games frequented by the nobility and gentry (some of whom came... "
Pastimes and Players - Page 57
by Robert Macgregor - 1881 - 203 pages
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The Ancient British Drama ...

Walter Scott - English drama - 1810 - 614 pages
...nobility and gentry (some of whom came sixty miles to see them) even till the rascally rebellion was began by the Presbyterians; which gave a stop to their proceedings, and spoiled all that was generous or ingenious elsewhere." — This is Wood's account, Ath. Oxon. Vol. II. 812. In 1636 was published...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: Prolegomena (cont'd): Malone's ...

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 738 pages
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A Sketch of Old England, Volume 1

James Kirke Paulding - England - 1822 - 332 pages
...games, frequented by the nobility and gentry, (some of whom came sixty miles to see them) even till the rascally rebellion was begun by the Presbyterians;...their proceedings, and spoiled all that was generous or ingenious elsewhere." These games were celebrated in verses by Ben Jonson, Drayton, Randolph, Marmyon,...
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A Select Collection of Old Plays: The antiquary; The goblins; The ordinary ...

Robert Dodsley - English drama - 1826 - 466 pages
...nobility and gentry (some of whom came sixty miles to see them) even till the rascally rebellion was began by the Presbyterians, which gave a stop to their proceedings, and spoiled all that was generous or ingenious elsewhere." This is Wood's account, Ath. Oxon. vol. V. 812. In 1636 was published Annalia...
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Shakspeare and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet, Criticisms on ...

Nathan Drake - English literature - 1838 - 744 pages
...gentry for sixty miles round, until "the rascally rebellion," to adopt the phraseology of Anthony Wood, a delineation of the plain Country Fellow or down-right...Clown, from the accurate pen of Bishop Earle, \vlio has * They consisted originally, and previous to the direction of Dover, merely of athletic exercises,...
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Shakspeare and his times

Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 pages
...rascally rebellion," toadop the phraseology of Anthony Wood, "was begun by the Presbyterians, which ga\ a stop to their proceedings, and spoiled all that was generous and ingenioui elsewhere." * They consisted originally, and previous to the direction of Dover, merely о...
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Journal of the British Archaeological Association

British Archaeological Association - Archaeology - 1869 - 544 pages
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A Critical Dictionary of English Literature, and British and ..., Volume 1

Samuel Austin Allibone - American literature - 1859 - 1030 pages
...Nobility and Gentry, (some of whom came fX) Miles to nee them.) eren till the rascally Rebellion WAS began by the Presbyterians, which gave a stop to their Proceedings, and spoiled all that was generous or in(*unlous elsewhere." — Athfn. OHM. Life of lingo Grotius, Lon., 1652 : from Meurais and others....
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A critical dictionary of English literature, and British and ..., Volume 1

Samuel Austin Allibone - American literature - 1859 - 1028 pages
...whom came (X) Miles to see them,) even till the rascally Rebellion was began by the Presbyterian«, which gave a stop to their Proceedings, and spoiled all that was generous or ingenious elsewhere." — Athrn. Oxrm. Life of Hugo Grolius, Lon., 1652: from Meursis and Others....
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Occasional Issues of Unique Or Very Rare Books, Issue 5

Alexander Balloch Grosart - English literature - 1877 - 314 pages
...those games frequented by the nobility and gentry (some of whom came 60 miles to see them) even till the rascally rebellion was begun by the presbyterians,...their proceedings, and spoiled all that was generous or ingenious elsewhere. The verses in the said book called Annalia Dubrensia were composed by several...
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