| Act | i. | scene | 2., | ii. | [183]. |
| Act | ii. | scene | 1., | i. | 389. |
| | scene | 3., | i. | 565. |
| Act | iii. | scene | 1., | i. | 164. |
| | scene | 2., | i. | 374. |
| Act | iv. | scene | 2., | i. | 406. |
| Act | v. | scene | 3., | i. | 583. note. |
Illustrations of Henry VI. Part III.
- Henry VIII.'s Latin Grammar, exclusively taught in schools, i. 26.
- Henry VIII., probable date of the play of, ii. [442-445].
- Remarks on its characters, [445], [446].
Illustrations of this drama in the present work.
| Act | i. | scene | 1., | i. | 289. |
| | scene | 3., | ii. | [99]. |
| Act | ii. | scene | 3., | i. | 397. |
| Act | iv. | scene | 1., | i. | 156. |
| Act | v. | scene | 1., | ii. | [169]. |
| | scene | 2., | i. | 74. |
- Hentzner's (Paul), description of the dress of Queen Elizabeth, ii. [89], [90].
- Of the manner in which her table was served, [122], [123].
- And of the dress of servants, [138].
- Character of the English nation, [154].
- Description of an English bull-baiting and bear-whipping, [177].
- Herbert (Mary), a minor poetess of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
- Herrick, verses of, on Twelfth Night, i. 133, 134.
- On Rock or St. Distaff's Day, 135, 136.
- On Candlemas Eve, 139-141.
- And on Candlemas Day, 140.
- On May Day, 156, 157.
- On Harvest-home, 188, 189.
- On Christmas, 195-206.
- Hesiod, beautiful passage of, on the ministry of spirits, ii. [400].
- Heywood (Jasper), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 687.
- Heywood (Thomas), complaint of, against the critics of his day, i. 456.
- Notice of his Troia Britannica, a poem, 688. ii. [44].
- Vindicates Shakspeare from the charge of plagiarism, [44], [45].
- Notice of his apology for actors, [44].
- Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, ii. [568], [569].
- Illustration of his "Woman killed with Kindness," i. 213. 269.
- Higgins (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688, and note [688:B].
- Additions made by him to the "Mirrour for Magistrates," 709.
- Historical Writers of the age of Shakspeare, notice of, i. 475, 476.
- Hobby horse, when introduced into the May games, i. 166. 170. note.
- Hock Cart, poem on, i. 188, 189.
- Hock Day, or Hoke Day, origin of, i. 149.
- Amusements of this festival, ibid.
- Derivation of the term Hock, ibid. 150.
- Diversions of, continued at Coventry, till the end of the 17th century, 150, 151. and note.
- Holinshed's description of the earthquake of 1580, i. 52, 53.
- Proof that Shakspeare was conversant with his history, 56.
- Character of his "Chronicle", 475.
- Holland (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688.
- Holme (Randal), list of sports by, i. 246.
- Homer, as translated by Chapman, critical observations on, i. 607, 608.
- Hooding of Hawks, i. 267, 268.
- Hoppings, or country dances at wakes, i. 213, 214.
- Horse, beautiful poetical description of, ii. [24].
- Horsemanship, directions for, i. 299, 300.
- Horse-racing, a fashionable sport in the age of Shakspeare, i. 297, 298.
- Horsley (Bishop), remarks of, on the ministry of angels, i. 339, 340. ii. [399].
- And on the resurrection, [403].
- Hospitality of the English in the age of Elizabeth, ii. [120-122].
- Hotspur, contrast between the character of, and that of Henry V., ii. [380].
- Hounds, different kinds of, in the 16th century, i. 283, 284.
- Beautiful allusions to, by Shakspeare, 284.
- House, where Shakspeare was born, described, i. 21, 22.
- Household Servants, economy of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [138-140].
- Housewife, portrait and qualifications of a good English one, i. 110, 111.
- Precepts for the regulation of her conduct, 112, 113. 116. note, 117. note.
- Howard (Lady), rude treatment of, by Queen Elizabeth, ii. [91].
- Howel (Mr.), marvellous cure of, by sympathetic powder, i. 375, 376.
- Howell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688.
- Hubbard (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 688.
- Hudson (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
- Hughes (Thomas), a dramatic writer of the Elizabethan age, notice of, ii. [242], [243].
- Hughes (William), not the person to whom Shakspeare's sonnets were addressed, ii. [60].
- Hume, (Alexander), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
- Hundred Merry Tales, a popular collection of Italian novels, translated in the reign of Elizabeth, i. 539.
- Alluded to by Shakspeare, 540.
- Hunnis (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
- Specimen of his contribution to the "Paradise of Daintie Devises," 714, 715.
- Hunting, account of, in the time of Elizabeth and James I., i. 272, 273.
- Description of hunting in inclosures, 274-276.
- Stag-hunting, 278, 279.
- Frequently attended with danger, 280.
- Explanation of hunting-terms, 278. note, 279. note.
- Frequently practised after dinner, 285.
- Huntsman, character and qualifications of, in the 16th century, i. 281, 282.
- Huon of Bourdeaux, allusions by Shakspeare to the romance of, i. 564.
- Hurling, a rural sport, account of, i. 305.
- Husbands, supposed visionary appearance of future, on Midsummer Eve, i. 331-333.
- And on All Hallow Eve, 344-347.
- Advice to them, 513.
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- Iago, remarks on the character of, ii. [531].
- Illar Norner, or malignant elves of the Goths, ii. [308].
- Imagination, brilliant, displayed in Shakspeare's dramas, ii. [551].
- Imogen, analysis of the character of, ii. [467].
- Incubus, or night-mare, poetical description of, i. 348. note.
- Supposed influence of Saint Withold against, 347-349.
- Indians, exhibited in England as monsters, i. 387.
- Inns (country), picture of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 216-218.
- Inns of Court, account of a splendid masque given by the gentlemen of, ii. [190].
- Interest, exorbitant, given for money in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [156].
- Ireland (Mr. Samuel), his description of the birth-place of Shakspeare, i. 21, 22.
- Anecdote of Shakspeare's toping, preserved by him, 48-50.
- Isabella, remarks on the character of, in Measure for Measure, ii. [454], [455].
- Italian language and literature, considerations on Shakspeare's knowledge of, i. 53, 54.
- List of Italian grammars and dictionaries, which he might have read, 57.
- Greatly encouraged in the age of Elizabeth and James I., 451-453.
- Account of Italian Romances, 538-544.
- The Italian Sonnet, the parent of English Sonnets, ii. [53].
- Itinerant Stage, and players, account of, i. 247-252.
- Ivory Coffers, an article of furniture, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [118].
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- Jack o'Lantern, superstitious notions concerning, i. 399.
- Probable causes of, 400.
- Jackson (Richard), notice of his battle of Flodden, i. 689. and note [689:A].
- Jaggard's editions of the "Passionate Pilgrim," published without Shakspeare's privity or consent, ii. [43]. [45].
- Vindication of the poet from the charge of imposing on the public in these editions, [46-48].
- James I., book of sports, issued by, i. 173.
- Partiality of, for hunting, 287.
- Exclamation of, on quitting the Bodleian library, 434.
- Account of his treatise on "Scottish Poesie," 461, 462.
- Notice of his Poetical Works, i. 702. and notes [702:B], [702:C].
- Expense in dress, encouraged by him, though niggardly in his own, ii. [101], [102].
- Drunken excesses of the King, and his courtiers, [124], [125].
- His philippic against tobacco, [135]. [137].
- Sketch of his character, [151], [152].
- Cruel act passed by him against witchcraft, [477].
- His description of the feats of supposed witches, [483]. [485].
- Wrote a letter of acknowledgement to Shakspeare, [595].
- James (Dr.), an eminent bibliographer, notice of, i. 433, 434.
- James (Elias), epitaph on, by Shakspeare, ii. [607], [note].
- Jaques, analysis of the character of, in As You Like It, ii. [433], [434].
- Jeney (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
- Jenynges (Edward), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
- Jerome (St.), doctrine of, concerning angels, i. 336.
- Jestours, or minstrels, in the age of Elizabeth, account of, i. 556-560.
- Deemed rogues and vagabonds by act of parliament, 561.
- Jewels, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. [103].
- Job, beautiful passage from, on the agency and ministry of spirits, ii. [400].
- John (King), probable date of, ii. [419].
- Its general character, [ibid.]
- Analysis of the particular characters of Faulconbridge, [420].
- Of Arthur, [420]. [422].
- Of Constance, [421].
- Exquisitely pathetic scene of Hubert and the executioners, [422].
Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.
| Act | i. | scene | 1., | i. | 566. ii. [161]. |
| Act | ii. | scene | 2., | i. | 222. |
| Act | iii. | scene | 1., | i. | 351. ii. [420]. |
| | scene | 2., | ii. | [421]. |
| Act | iv. | scene | 1., | ii. | [414]. |
| | scene | 2., | i. | 384. |
- John's Eve (St.), superstitious observances on, i. 328.
- Fires lighted then, of Pagan origin, 328, 329.
- Fern seed supposed to be visible only on that eve, 329.
- Spirits visible, of persons who are to die in the following year, 330, 331.
- Visionary appearances of future husbands and wives on that eve, 332.
- Johnson (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 689.
- Johnson (Dr.), his unjust censure of Cymbeline, ii. [466].
- Jones (Rev. William), sermon of, on the death of the Earl of Southampton, i. 19. note.
- Jonson (Ben), notice of the Latin Grammar of, i. 456.
- Critical remarks on his minor poems, 631.
- His account of a splendid masque, ii. [188].
- Began to write for the stage in conjunction with other dramatic poets, [572].
- Enumeration of his pieces, [573].
- Critical estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, by Mr. Godwin, [574].
- By Mr. Gifford, [575], [576].
- Causes of Jonson's failure in tragedy, [577].
- Unrivalled excellence of his masques, [578].
- Jonson, the favourite model, studied by Milton, [579], [580].
- Repartees ascribed to Jonson and Shakspeare, [593], [594]. [notes].
- The story of their quarrel, disproved, [595-598].
- Verses of Jonson on Shakspeare's engraved portrait, [623].
- Passages of Ben Jonson's works illustrated or explained.
- Bartholomew Fayre, i. 173. 252.
- Christmas, a masque, i. 130. 203.
- Cynthia's Revells, Act i. sc. 2., i. 75.
- —— Act ii. sc. 5., ii. [120].
- Devil is an Ass, ii. [126].
- Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorpe, i. 172.
- Epigrammes, i. 130. ii. [186].
- Every Man in his Humour, Act i. sc. 1., i. 82. 256. 308.
- Every Man out of his Humour, Act v. sc. 10., i. 441.
- —— Act ii. sc. 3., ii. [156].
- Masque of Queens, i. 179.
- New Inn, i. 329.
- Poetaster, i. 250.
- Sad Shepherd, i. 281.
- Staple of Newes, i. 96. 508, 509.
- Sejanus, i. 366.
- Silent Woman, ii. [126].
- Tale of a Tub, i. 229.
- Julia, remarks on the character of, in the Two Gentlemen of Verona, ii. [368], 369.
- Julio Romano, Shakspeare's eulogium on, ii. [617].
- Julius Cæsar, date of, ii. [491].
- Remarks on the character of Cæsar, [491].
- And of Brutus, [492].
- General conduct of this drama, [492].