 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1812 - 562 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humours and pieces of plays, which, passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow, called Bottom...or some such title, were only allowed us, and that by stealth too, and under pretence of ropedancing, or the like; and these being all that was permitted... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - 1828 - 540 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humours and pieces of plays, which, passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow, called ' Bottom...Weaver', ' Simpleton the Smith', ' John Swabber", or some snob title, were only allowed us, and that bat by stealth too, and under pretence of rope-dancing,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 406 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humours, and pieces of plays, which passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow, called Bottom the Weaver, Simpleton the Smith, John Swahbler, or some such title, were only allowed us, and that but by stealth, and under pretence of... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 380 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humors, and pieces of plays, which passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow, called Bottom the Weaver, Simpleton the Smith, John Swabbler, or some such title, were only allowed us, and that but by stealth, and under pretence of... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1839 - 382 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humors, and pieces of plays, which passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow, called Bottom the Weaver, Simpleton the Smith, John Swabbler, or some such title, were only allowed us, and that but by stealth, and under pretence of... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1841 - 138 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humours and pieces of plays, which passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow called Bottom...and that but by stealth too, and under pretence of rope dancing and the like."* The information which Pepys has given us relative to the representation... | |
 | William Shakespeare, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1842 - 562 strani
...applause," 4to. Lond. 1661. ourselves with were these humours and pieces of plays, which passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow called Bottom...and that but by stealth too, and under pretence of rope dancing and the like."* The information which Pepys has given us relative to the representation... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1843 - 388 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humors, and pieces of plays, which passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow, called Bottom the Weaver, Simpleton the Smith, John Swahbler, or some such title, were only allowed us. arid t!iat but by stealth, and under pretence of... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 526 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humours, and pieces of plays, which passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow, called Bottom the Weaver, Simpleton the Smith, John Swabbler, or some such title, were only allowed us, and that but by stealth, and under pretence of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1860 - 96 strani
...all that we could divert ourselves with were these humours and pieces of plays, which, passing under the name of a merry conceited fellow called Bottom...these being all that was permitted us, great was the confluence of the auditors, and these small things were as profitable, and as great get-pennies, to... | |
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... and the actors forbidden to present us with any of their tragedies, because we had enough of that in earnest; and comedies, because the vices of the age were too lively and smartly represented ; then all that we could divert ourselves with were these... 
