Where wisdom, wit, and love combine;

Chief praise be this:—he wrote no line

That could cause pain in childlike souls.

CONTENTS.

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INTRODUCTION[1]
SECTION I.
THE PUBLIC CAREER OF SHAKESPEARE[7]
SECTION II.
THE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS OF SHAKESPEARE WITH OTHER POETS[73]
SECTION III.
ANNALS ON WHICH THE PRECEDING SECTIONS ARE FOUNDED[83]
SECTION IV.
THE CHRONOLOGICAL SUCCESSION OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS[175]
SECTION V.
ON THE MARLOWE GROUP OF PLAYS[255]
SECTION VI.
ON THE PLAYS BY OTHER AUTHORS ACTED BY SHAKESPEARE'S COMPANY[284]
SECTION VII.
EARLY ENGLISH PLAYS IN GERMANY[307]
APPENDIX [319]
TABLES[324]
I.QUARTO EDITIONS OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS[324]
II.QUARTO EDITIONS OF OTHER PLAYS PERFORMED BY SHAKESPEARE'S COMPANY[326]
III.NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES AT COURT, 1584-1616[327]
IV.ENTRIES OF PLAYS IN THE STATIONERS' REGISTERS, 1584-1640[328]
V.TRANSFERS OF COPYRIGHT IN PLAYS, 1584-1640[350]
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE OF MOSELEY'S ENTRIES IN 1653 AND 1660, ANDWARBURTON'S LIST[358]
INDEX[361]
NOTE ON ETCHINGS [364]

SHAKESPEARE'S FONT.