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 - Nathan Drake

Act	i.	scene	4.,	i.	[436].
		scene	5.,	ii.	117.
Act	ii.	scene	3.,	i.	[578].
		scene	4.,	i.	[574]. ii. 534.
		scene	5.,	ii.	533.
Act	iii.	scene	1.,	i.	[270].
		scene	4.,	i.	[334]. ii. 118. 532, 533.
Act	iv.	scene	3.,	i.	[221].
Act	v.	scene	1.,	i.	[221].

Two Gentlemen of Verona, date of, ii. 367.
Probable source of its fable, ibid. 368.
Remarks on the delineation of its characters, particularly that of Julia, 368, 369.

Illustrations of this drama in the present work.

Act	i.	scene	2.,	ii.	360.
Act	ii.	scene	1.,	i.	[341]. ii. 581.
		scene	2.,	i.	[220].
		scene	6.,	i.	[175].
		scene	7.,	ii.	370.
Act	iii.	scene	1.,	ii.	97.
Act	iv.	scene	1.,	i.	[163]. ii. 369.
		scene	4.,	ii.	93.

Twyne (John), the topographer, notice of, i. [480].
Twyne (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [704].
Tye (Christopher), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [704].
Typography, remarks on the style of, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, i. [437].
Beautiful specimens of decorative printing, [438].
Tyrwhitt (Mr.), conjecture of, respecting the date of Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii. 356, 357.
And of Twelfth-Night, 531, 532.
U
Underdonne (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [704].
Upstart country-squire or knight, character of, i. [81].
V
"Valentine and Orson," romance of, cited by Shakspeare, i. [572].
Notice of a curious edition of, [571], [572].
Its extensive popularity, [572].
Valentine's Day, origin of the superstitions concerning, i. [324].
Custom of choosing lovers ascribed to Madame Royale, [324], [325].
Supposed to be of pagan origin, [325].
Modes of ascertaining Valentines for the current year, [326].
The poor feasted on this day, [327].
Vallans (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [705].
Vaughan's (W.) "Golden Grove," a collection of essays, i. [513].
Character of, with specimens of his style, [514].
Vaux (Lord), specimen of the poems of, i. [713].
Vennard (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [705].
Venice one of the sources of English fashions in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 94.
Venus and Adonis, a poem of Shakspeare, probable date of, i. [426], [427].
Notice of the "Editio Princeps," ii. 20, 21.
Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, 3.
Proofs of its melody and beauty of versification, 21-23.
Singular force and beauty of its descriptions, 24-26.
Similes, 26.
And astonishing powers of Shakspeare's mind, 27.
This poem inferior to its classical prototypes, ibid.
Complimentary verses on this poem, addressed to Shakspeare, 28-30.
Its meretricious tendency censured by contemporary writers, 31.
Popularity of this poem, 31. note [31:A].
Notice of its principal editions, 32.
Versification of the poetry of the Elizabethan age examined, i. [597].
Remarks on the versification of Sir John Beaumont, [601].
Of Browne, [603].
Of Chalkhill, [606].
Of Chapman, [608].
Of Daniel, [612].
Of Davies, [613].
Of Davors, [614].
Of Donne, [615].
Of Drayton, [616], [617].
Of Drummond, [618].
Of Fairefax, [619].
Of the two Fletchers, [620], [621].
Of Gascoigne, [626].
Of Bishop Hall, [628], [629].
Of Dr. Lodge, [632-635].
Of Marston, [637].
Of Spenser, [648].
Of the Earl of Stirling, [651].
Of Sylvester, [653].
Of Watson, [661].
Of Willobie, [665], [666].
Of Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 21-23.
Of his Rape of Lucrece, 33-36.
Of Spenser's sonnets, 55.
Of Shakspeare's sonnets, 77-82.
Of Peele, 240. note.
Of the Two Gentlemen of Verona, 369.
Verstegan (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [705].
Vincent (St.), supposed influence of his day, i. [350].
Virtue loved and cherished by Shakspeare's fairies, ii. 339, 340.
Virtus post funera vivit, whimsical translation of, i. [238], [239].
Voltaire's calumnies on Shakspeare refuted, ii. 553, 554.
Volumnia, remarks on the character of, ii. 494, 495.
Vortigern and Rowena, anecdote of, i. [127], [128].
Vows, how made by knights in the age of chivalry, i. [552].
Voyages and Travels, collections of, published in the time of Shakspeare, i. [477-479].
W
Wager (Lewis), a dramatic poet, notice of, ii. 234.
Waists of great length, fashionable in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 97.
Wakes, origin of, i. [209].
Degenerate into licentiousness, [210].
Verses on, by Tusser, [ibid.]
And by Herrick, [211], [212].
Frequented by pedlars, [212].
Village-wakes still kept up in the North, [213].
Walton's "Complete Angler," errata in, i. [293]. [note].
Encomium on, [297]. [note].
Wapul (George), a dramatic writer in the time of Elizabeth, ii. 237.
Wardrobes (ancient), account of, ii. 91, 92.
Notice of theatrical wardrobes, in the time of Shakspeare, 220, 221.
Warner (William), biographical notice of, i. [658].
Critical remarks on his "Albion's England," [659], [660].
Quotations from that poem illustrative of old English manners and customs, i. [104], [105]. [118], [119]. [135]. [143]. [note]. [147]. [note].
Warnings (preternatural) of death or danger, i. [351-354].
Warren (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [705].
Warton (Dr.), observations of, on the "Gesta Romanorum," i. [536], [537].
On Fenton's collection of Italian novels, [542].
On the satires of Bishop Hall, [628], [629].
On the merits of Harington, [629].
On the satires of Marston, [637].
Washing of hands, why necessary before dinner in the age of Elizabeth, ii. 145.
Wassail, origin of the term, i. [127].
Synonymous with feasting, [129].
Wassail-bowl, ingredients in, i. [127].
Description of an ancient one, [128].
Allusions to, in Shakspeare, [129], [130].
And by Milton, [131].
The peg-tankard, a species of wassail-bowl, [131]. [note].
Watch-lights, an article of furniture in Shakspeare's time, ii. 117.
Water-closets, by whom invented, ii. 135. note.
Water-spirits, different classes of, ii. 522, 523.
Watson (Thomas), a poet of the Elizabethan age, critical notice of his works, particularly of his sonnets, i. [660-662]., ii. 54.
Said by Mr. Steevens to be superior to Shakspeare as a writer of sonnets, i. [663].
List of his other poems, [ibid.]
Weather, prognostications of, from particular days, i. [323].
Webbe (William), account of his "Discourse of English Poetrie," i. [463], [464].
Its extreme rarity and high price, [463]. [note].
First and second Eclogues of Virgil, [705].
Webster (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [705].
Webster (John), estimate of the merits of, as a dramatic poet, ii. 564, 565.
Illustrations of his plays, viz.:
Vittoria Corombona, i. [233], [234]. [237], [238]. [396].
Dutchess of Malfy, i. [351].
Wedderburn, a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [705].
Weddings, how celebrated, i. [223-226].
Description of a rustic wedding, [227-229].
Weever (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [705].
Bibliographical notice of his "Epigrammes," ii. 371.
Verses of, on Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 28.
Epigram of, on Shakspeare's poems and plays, 372.
Wells, superstitious notions concerning, i. [391-393].
Wenman (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [706].
Wharton's "Dreame," a poem, i. [706].
Whetstone's (George), collection of tales, notice of, i. [543].
His "Rocke of Regard," and other poems, [706].
Account of the prevalence of gaming in his time, ii. 157, 158.
Notice of his dramatic productions, 238.
His "Promos and Cassandra," the immediate source of Shakspeare's Measure for Measure, 453.
Whipping-tops anciently kept for public use, i. [312].
Whitney (George), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [706].
Whitsuntide, festival of, how celebrated, i. [175-180].
Morris-dance, its accompaniment, [ibid.]
With Maid Marian, [179].
Whitsun plays, [181].
Wieland's "Oberon," character of, i. [564]. [note].
Wild-goose-chace, a kind of horse race, notice of, i. [304], [305].
Wilkinson (Edward), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. [706].
Will of John Shakspeare, account of the discovery of, i. [8], [9].
Copy of it, [9-14].
First published by Mr. Malone, [ibid.]
Its authenticity subsequently doubted by him, [15].
Confirmed by Mr. Chalmers, [ibid.]
Additional reasons for its authenticity, [16].
Its probable date, [ibid.]
Will of William Shakspeare, ii. 627-632.
Observations on it, 612-614.
Willet (Andrew), "Emblems" of, i. [706].
Willobie (Henry), a poet of the Elizabethan age, critical notice of, i. [663], [664].
Origin of his "Avisa," [665].
Character of that work, [665], [666].
Commendatory verses in, on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, ii. 40.
Will-o'-wisp, superstitious notions concerning, i. [399], [400].
Willymat's (William) "Prince's Looking Glass," i. [706].
Wilmot (Robert), a dramatic poet in the reign of Elizabeth, character of, ii. 234, 235.
Wilson (Thomas), observations of, on the corruptions of the English language, in the time of James I., i. [440], [441].
Proofs that his "Rhetoricke" had been studied by Shakspeare, [472-474].
Wincot ale celebrated for its strength, i. [48].
Epigram on, [48], [49].
Allusions to this place in Shakspeare's plays, [50].
Wine, enormous consumption of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 129.
Foreign wines then drunk, 130-132.
Presents of, usually sent from one room in a tavern to another, 134.
Winter evening's conversations of the sixteenth century, superstitious subjects of, i. [316-322].
Winter's Tale, probable date of, ii. 495-497.
Its general character, 497-500.
And probable source, 498.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

Act	i.	scene	2.,	i.	[223]. ii. 171. 495.
Act	ii.	scene	1.,	i.	[107]. [316].
Act	iv.	scene	2.,	i.	[35]. [183]. [582].
		scene	3.,	i.	[165]. [181]. [184]. [212]. [213]. [582-584]. ii. 499, 500.
Act	v.	scene	2.,	i.	[584]. ii. 499.
		scene	3.,	ii.	99.

Wit-combats of Shakspeare and Jonson, and their associates, notice of, ii. 592, 593.
Witchcraft made felony by Henry VIII., ii. 474.
Supposed increase of witches in the time of Queen Elizabeth, ii. 474, 475.
General prevalence of this infatuation, 475.
Increased under the reign of James I., 476.
Cruel act of parliament against witches, 477.
Description of the wretched persons who were ordinarily supposed to be witches, 478-480.
Exquisite description of a witch's abode by Spenser, 480.
Enumeration of the feats witches were supposed to be capable of performing, 481-483.
Nature of their supposed compact with the devil, 483-485.
Application of this superstition by Shakspeare to dramatic purposes in his Macbeth, 487-489.
Wither (George), biographical notice of, i. [666].
Critical observations on his satires, [667].
And on his "Juvenilia," [668], [669].
List of his other pieces, with remarks, [669-671].
Verses of, on Hock-Day, i. [151]. [note].
Withold (St.), supposed influence of, against the nightmare, i. [347-349].
Wives, supposed appearance of future, on Midsummer-Eve, i. [332-334].
And on All-Hallow-Eve, [344-347].
Wives' Feast Day, Candlemas Day, why so called, i. [138].
Wolsey's (Cardinal) Rudimenta Grammatices, notice of, i. [26].
Women, employments and dress of the younger part of, in Shakspeare's time, i. [83], [84].
Characters of women, personated by men and boys, [221].
Wood (Nathaniel), a dramatic writer in the reign of Elizabeth, notice of, ii. 238.
Wool-trade, allusions to, i. [35].
Promoted by Queen Elizabeth, [192]. [note].
"World's Folly," a collection of old ballads, notice of, i. [474-476].
Wotton (Sir Henry), encomium of, on angling, i. [297].
Character of his poetical productions, [672], [673].
Wright (John), character of his "Passions of the Minde," a collection of essays, i. [511].
Wright (Leonard), character of his "Display of Dutie," i. [512], [513].
Wriothesly (Thomas), Earl of Southampton, biographical notice of, ii. 1, 2.
A passionate lover of the drama, 2.
Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, and Rape of Lucrece, dedicated to him, 3.
His liberality to the poet, 4.
Joins the expedition to the Azores, 5.
In disgrace with Queen Elizabeth, 6.
Goes to Paris, and is introduced to King Henry IV., 7.
Marries Elizabeth Vernon without consulting the Queen, 7, 8.
Who imprisons them both, 8.
Goes to Ireland with the Earl of Essex, who promotes him, ibid.
Is recalled and disgraced, 8, 9.
Quarrels with Lord Gray, 9, 10.
Joins Essex in his conspiracy against the Queen, 10.
And is sentenced to imprisonment, ibid.
Released by James I., 11.
Who promotes him, 12, 13.
Birth of his son, 12.
Embarks in a colonising speculation, 13.
Patronises literature, 14.
Opposes the court, 15.
Dies in Holland, 16.
Review of his character, ibid.
Tributes to his memory by the poets and literary men of his time, 17-19.
Shakspeare's sonnets principally addressed to him, 62-73.
Wyat (Sir Thomas), character of his sonnets, ii. 53.
Wyrley (William), notice of the biographical poems of, i. [707].
Y
Yates (James), "Castle of Courtesie," i. [707].
Yeomen. See [Farmers].
Yong (Bartholomew), notice of his "Version of Montemayer's Romance of Diana," i. [707]. and note [707:C].
Yule-clog, or Christmas-block, i. [194].
Z
Zouche (Richard), notice of his "Dove," a geographical poem, i. [707].

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