 What need you study for new subjects, Purposely to abuse your betters ? Why could not you be contented, As well as others, With the Legend of Whittington, Or the life and death of Sir Thomas Gresham ? With the building of the Royal Exchange ? Or the storie...  Transactions of the Albany Institute - Page 120by Albany Institute - 1883Full view - About this book
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1812 - 562 pages
...Richard Whittington, of his lowe Byrthe, his great Fortune, as yt was plain! by the Prynce's Servants." * The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Gresham, with the building of the Royal Exchange.] This is probably a sneer at a play of Thomas Heywood's, entitled " If you know not me you know Nobody.... | |
 | George Norton - 1829 - 578 pages
...study for new subjects purposely to abuse your betters? Why could you not be contented, as well a; others, with the legend of Whittington, or the life and death of Sir Thomas Gresbam, with the building of the Royal T diaries at his accession was entirely swayed, not to say... | |
 | George Norton - London (England) - 1829 - 578 pages
...play the Jacks, what "*"! you Mudy for new subjects purposely to abuse your betters? Why could yon not be contented, as well as others, with the legend of Whittington, ' the life and death of Sir Thomas Gresham, with the building of the Royal T Charles at his accession... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...the reign of Elizabeth, for in the Pro • logue to a play, written about 1613, the citizen says j " Why could you not be contented, as well as others, with the legend of Whittington 1 or the life and death of Sir Thomas Gresham, with the building of the Royal Exchange ? or the story... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1843 - 592 pages
...Whittington, of his lowe byrthf, hit great fortune, us yt teas plaieil by the Prynce's Servants." WEBER. ' The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Gresham, with the building of the Koyal Exchange] Means certainly (Weber says " probably " ) a drama by Heywood, entitled // you know... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1854 - 976 pages
...abuse your betters ? why could not you be contented, as well as others, with The legend of Wkittingtonf or The Life and Death of Sir Thomas Gresham, with the building of the Royal Exchange,9 or The Sio-ry of Queen Eleanor, with the rearing of London Bridge npon woolsacks 'f I0 Я... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1858 - 854 pages
...Beaumont and Fletcher's " Knight of the Burning Pestle," (1613), the citizen snys to the prologue, " Why could you not be contented as well as others with the legend of Whittington ?" The word " legend" in this place would seem to indicate the story of the eat. Cats, as we know,... | |
 | Samuel Lysons - Cats - 1860 - 126 pages
...Burning Pestle, written about AD 1613, in which the citizen says to the prologue, " Why could not you be contented as well as others with the legend of...or the life and death of Sir Thomas Gresham, with thq building of the Royal Exchange ? or the story of Queen Eleanor with the rearing of London Bridge... | |
 | John Timbs - London (England) - 1865 - 372 pages
...of Beaumont and Fletcher's Knight of the Burning Pestle (1613), the citizen says to the prologue, ' Why could you not be contented, as well as others, with the legend of Whittington?' The word 'legend* in this place would seem to indicate the story of the cat. Cats, as we know, fetched... | |
 | George Norton - London (England) - 1869 - 484 pages
...resolved to play the Jacks, what need you study for new subjects purposely to abuse your betters ? Why could you not be contented, as well as others,...of Whittington, or the life and death of Sir Thomas Ores ham, with the building of the Royal Exchange, or the atory of Queen Eleanor with the rearing of... | |
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