Daniele mancini biography of william shakespeare
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SHAKESPEARE (WILLIAM)
The Works, 8 vol., engraved frontispiece to each play, a few leaves cropped at top, contemporary mottled calf, rebacked, with red morocco labels, J. Tonson, 1635 [i.e. 1735]; idem, 4 vol. only, another edition, without general title-pages, contemporary calf gilt, later red morocco spine labels, J. Tonson, 1735; The Works... by Mr Theobald, 8 vol., engraved portrait and frontispieces to each play, modern buckram with red leather spine labels, J. & R. Tonson, 1767, 12mo (20)
Footnotes
The first set is one of those with all the general titles dated in error 1635. This edition, which was used for sale at the theatres and for supplying pedlars, has a separate title-page, frontispiece and pagination for each play.
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On April 23, William Shakespeare celebrated his 448th birthday–in style, of course!
Our grade 12 Mini class studied some of the most romantic poetry ever written–Shakespearean sonnets–and then entered their own compositions into Ms. Gin’s annual sonnet contest. Below are the top three submissions. Congratulations: Rachel Higgs, Kathy Kwan and Samuel Ho! Honourable mentions include: Joenard Rosales, Samaah Jaffer, Karson Shroeder and Bryan Mancini!
Sonnet 1 – Rachel Higgs
I gaze upon your bright, idyllic eyes
The colour of the ocean at its brink,
Upon my upturned face like butterflies
They light, and hold me still. At times inom think:
My dear, if inom could peer inside your mind,
And see the inner clockwork of your heart,
What wonders and surprises would I find?
How many thoughts of me when we’re apart?
Would it be filled with locked doors and windows?
Filled with nostalgic photos of the past?
Would it be a wild jungle of gnarled bough
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Butt of malmsey
A butt of malmsey refers to an archaic measuring unit in Medieval England for the transportation of malmsey wine. First recorded in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales in the late 14th century, it was a vessel of varying size until it was standardised in the next century, when it was approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) wide, holding 126 imperial gallons (570 litres). Designed to transport and make available large quantities of drink at a time, it became an item of luxury trading, with political weight, and as a result was also used in both gift-giving by the nobility and as a unit of exchange; it could also be combined with other wines. Malmsey itself was particularly popular in Northern Europe as, having a higher sugar level meant that it was much stronger in alcohol than native wines; it could also withstand longer sea voyages than many other wines. The import of malmsey butts, particularly by London merchants, provided tax for national defence and on on