| John Upton - 1748 - 654 pages
...than lengthen this note, too long already. Page 3. Like the oWVicE.j The allufion here is to THE VICE, a droll character in our old plays, accoutred with a long coat, a cap with a pair of afs's ears, and a dagger of lath. Shakefpeare alludes to his buffoon appearance in Twelfth-Night,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1785 - 524 pages
...be no need of any other account of the Vice. LIKE the old Vice.] The alluiion here is to the t'ice, a droll character in our old plays; accoutred with a long coat, a cap with a pair of afs's ears, and a dagger of lath. Shakfpeare alludes to his buffoon appearance rn Twelfth... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 476 pages
...be no need of any other account of the Vice. LIKE the old Vice.] The allusion here is to the rice, a droll character in our old plays, accoutred with a long coat, a cap with a pair of ass's ears, and a dagger of lath. Shakspere alludes to his buffoon appearance in Twflfth... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1790 - 646 pages
...need of any other account of the Vice, — like the old Vice — ] The allufion here * is to tbc Via, a droll character in our old plays, accoutred with a long coat, a cap withapaif of afs's ears, and a dagger of lath. Shakfpeare alludes to his buffooa appearance in Twt'ftb... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1790 - 644 pages
...vn*ld o'er.rult biifimi, — like rie t'.d Vice — ] The allufion here • is to tbt Viet, • drofl character in our old plays, accoutred with a long coat, a cap withapair of afs's ears, and a dagger of lath. Shakfpeare allude* to his bun ja appearance in Twi/fii... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1797 - 122 pages
...very frequent in our ancient comedies. I beg leave to present my reader with a fart, (and a very short part) of Mr. Upton's account of him. " Old Vice was a droll character in our old plays, accoutered T •* with a long coat, a cap, a pair of asses ears, and a dagger of " lath. This buffoon... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1799 - 656 pages
...frequent in our ancient , comedies. 1 beg leave to prefent my reader with a part, (and a very fhort part) of Mr. Upton's account of him. " Old Vice .*•...This " buffoon character was ufed to make fun with the devil, and " he had feveral trite expreffions, as, " I'll be with you in a * trice — ah hah,... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1801 - 608 pages
...very frequent in our ancient comedies. I beg leave to present my reader with a part (and a very short part) of Mr. Upton's account of him. " Old " Vice...plays, accoutred with '' a long coat, a cap, a pair of asses ears, and a dagger of lath. " This buffoon character was used to mate fun with tbt devil, " and... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1801 - 612 pages
...very frequent in our ancient comedies. I beg leave to present my reader with a part (Md a very short part) of Mr. Upton's account of him. " Old " Vice was a droll character in our old plays, accoutred witk *' a long coat, a cap, a pair of asses ears, and a dagger of lath. " This buffoon character was... | |
| Thomas James Mathias - 1803 - 614 pages
...beg leave to present my reader with a part (and a very short part) of Mr. Upton's account of Mm. " Old " Vice was a droll character in our old plays, accoutred with " a long coat, a cap, a pair of asses ears, and a dagger of lath. " This buffoon character was used to makt fun with tbi devil, " and... | |
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