Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 2 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

Hand-ball, playing at, a favourite sport at Easter, i. 146, 147.
Tansy cakes the constant prize, 147.
"Handfull of Pleasant Delites," a collection of poems, critical notice of, i. 717, 718.
Hands, why always washed before dinner, ii. [145].
Harbert (Sir William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
Harbert (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
Harington (Sir John), critical notice of his "Apologie of Poetry," i. 466, 467.
His "New Discourse of a stale Subject," 515.
And of his "Metamorphosis," 516.
Remarks on his poetry, 629, 630.
Ludicrous account of a carousal given to the King of Denmark, ii. [124], [125].
The inventor of water-closets, [135]. [note].
His "Orders for Household Servantes," [139], [140].
Harmony of the spheres, doctrine of, a favourite source of embellishment, i. 381.
Allusions to, by Shakspeare, 381, 382.
And Milton, 382.
Harrison (Rev. William), character of his "Description of England," i. 475.
Picture of rural mansions in the time of Elizabeth, 73.
Delineation of country-clergymen, 90, 91.
Of farmers, 99, 100.
And of their cottages and furniture, 101-103.
Of country-inns and ale-houses, 216-218.
Of the fashionable mode of dress in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [87-89].
Of the hospitality and style of eating and drinking in the higher classes, [120-122].
Hart (Joan), Shakspeare's sister, bequest to, ii. [629].
Harte (William), Shakspeare's nephew, not
the person to whom his sonnets were addressed, ii. [60].
Harvest-Home, festival of, how celebrated, i. 185.
Distinctions of society then abolished, 186.
The last load of corn accompanied home with music and dancing, 187.
Alluded to by Shakspeare, ibid.
Poetical description of, by Herricke, 188, 189.
Thanksgivings offered in Scotland for the safe in-gathering of the harvest, 341.
Harvey (Gabriel), notice of, i. 457.
His quarrel with Nash, 458.
Rarity of his works, ibid.
His account of Greene's last days, 498.
Satirical sonnet, addressed by him to Greene, 499.
Notice of his sonnets, 687. and note [687:C].
Hastings (Henry), account of, i. 86, 87. note.
Hathaway family, account of, i. 60.
Their cottage still standing at Shottery, 61.
Hathaway (Anne), the mistress of Shakspeare, spurious sonnet ascribed to, i. 58. note.
Married to Shakspeare with her parents' consent, 62, 63.
His bequest to her, ii. [631].
Remarks thereon, [613].
Her epitaph, [631]. [note]. i. 60. note.
Hats, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [102].
Hatton (Sir Christopher), promoted for his skill in dancing, ii. [172].
Haunted houses, superstitious notions concerning, in the sixteenth century, i. 320, 321.
Hawking, when introduced into England, i. 255.
Universal among the nobility and gentry, 255, 256.
Notice of books on Hawks and Hawking, 257. and note.
Expense attending this pursuit, 257-259.
Forbidden to the clergy, 259. note.
Observations on this sport, 260-262.
Poetical description of, 262, 263.
Land and water hawking, 264.
A favourite pursuit of the ladies, 265.
Allusions to hawking by Shakspeare, 270, 271.
Hawks, different sorts of, i. 263, 264.
Penalties for destroying their eggs, 264.
Account of their training, 265-270.
Hazlewood (Mr.), character of, i. 71. note.
Notice of his edition of Puttenham's "Arte of English Poesie," 465.
His character of that work, 466.
And of Wright's Essays, 511-513.
Account of the "World's Folly," a collection of ballads, 574-576.
Bibliographical notice of "Polimanteia," ii. [39]. note [39:B].
Account of Brokes' "Tragicall Historie of Romeus and Juliet," [359]. and [note].
Hayward (Sir John), character of his Histories, i. 476.
Healths, origin of drinking, i. 128.
Helen, analysis of the character of, in All's Well that Ends Well, ii. [423-425].
Hell, legendary punishments of, i. 378-381.
The lower part of the stage so called in Shakspeare's time, ii. [214].
Heminge, the player, notice of, and of his family, i. 417.
Probably a countryman of Shakspeare's, ibid.
Hemp-seed, why sown on Midsummer Eve, i. 332.
Henry IV., Parts I. and II., probable date of, ii. [379].
Critical analysis of its principal characters, [380].
Contrast between Hotspur and Prince Henry, [380].
Analysis of the character of Falstaff, [381-384].
And of the general construction of the fable of these plays, [384], [385].

Illustrations of King Henry IV. Part I. in the present work.

Act	i.	scene	2.,	i.	570.
Act	ii.	scene	3.,	i.	329. 556.
		scene	4.,	ii.	[105]. [114]. [131].
Act	iii.	scene	1.,	i.	354. ii. [117].
Act	iv.	scene	1.,	i.	298.
Act	v.	scene	3.,	i.	581.
		scene	4.,	i.	406.

Illustrations of King Henry IV. Part II.

Act	i.	scene	1.,	i.	232.
		scene	2.,	i.	338.
Act	ii.	scene	2.,	i.	193.
		scene	4.,	i.	308. 338. 585. ii. [107].
Act	iii.	scene	2.,	i.	254. 562.
Act	v.	scene	1.,	i.	156. 201. 554.
		scene	2.,	i.	74.
		scene	3.,	i.	585, 586.
The epilogue,				ii.	[222], [223].

Henry V. Prince of Wales, character of, ii. [380].
Probable date of the play of, [425].
Analysis of the admirable character of the King, [426-428].
Remarks on the minor characters and general conduct of the play, [429].

Passages of Henry V. illustrated in the present work.

Act	ii.	scene	2.,	ii.	[426], [427].
		scene	3.,	i.	231.
		scene	4.,	i.	175.
Act	iii.	scene	1.,	ii.	[428].
		scene	3.,	ii.	[428].
Act	iv.	scene	1.,	ii.	[427].
		scene	2.,	ii.	[116].
Act	v.	scene	1.,	i.	567.
		scene	2.,	i.	308.

Henry VI., Parts I., II., and III.—The First Part of Henry VI., usually ascribed to Shakspeare, spurious, ii. [292].
Alterations probably made in it by him, [293].
Date of these two Parts, [294], [295].
Exquisite contrast between the characters of Henry VI. and Richard of Gloucester, [296].
The spurious play fit only for an appendix to Shakspeare's works, [297].
Illustrations of Henry VI. Part I. act i. scene 4., ii. [259].

Illustrations of Henry VI. Part II.