Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 1 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

Act iv. scene 10., i. 308.

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_Apemantus_, remarks on the character of, ii. 451, 452.

_Apes_, kept as companions for the domestic fools, ii. 146.

_Aphorisms_ of Shakspeare, character of, i. 517.

_Apparitions_, probable causes of, ii. 406. Application of them to the character of Hamlet, 406-408.

_Arcadia_ of Sir Philip Sidney, critical notice of, i. 548-552. Alluded to by Shakspeare, 573, 574.

_Archery_, a favourite diversion in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 178. The knights of Prince Arthur's round-table, a society of archers, instituted by Henry VIII., 179. Encouraged in the reign of Elizabeth, 179, 180. Decline of archery, 181, 182.

_Arden_ or _Ardern_ family, account of, i. 3. Shakspeare probably descended from, by the female line, _ibid._

_Ardesoif_ (Mr.), terrific death of, i. 146. note.

_Ariel_, analysis of the character of, ii. 506. 522, 523.

_Ariosto_'s Orlando Furioso, as translated by Sir John Harington, remarks on, i. 629. His "Supposes," a comedy, translated by Gascoigne, ii. 233.

_Armin_ (Thomas), complaint of, against the critics of his day, i. 456.

_Arms_, supposed grant of, to John Shakspeare, i. 1. Real grant and confirmation of, to him, 2, 3.

_Arras Hangings_, an article of furniture, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 114, 115.

_Arthington_ (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Arthur_ and Hubert, beautiful scene between, in the play of King John, ii. 422.

_Arthur's Chase_, account of, i. 377, 378.

_Arthur's Round Table_, a society of archers, account of, i. 562, 563.

_Arval_, or Funeral Entertainment, account of, i. 238.

_Ascham_ (Roger), complaint of, on the little reward of schoolmasters, i. 27. _note_, 94. Improved the English language, 439. Remarks of, on the cultivation of classical literature in England, 450.; and of Italian literature, 452. Notice of his "Scholemaster," 454. His censure of the popularity of "La Morte d'Arthur," 524, 525. Design of his "Toxophilus," ii. 181.

_Aske_ (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Asses' Heads_, absurd recipe for fixing on the shoulders of man, ii. 351, 352.

_As You Like It_, date of, ii. 431. Remarks on the general structure of its fable, 431, 432. Analysis of the character of Jaques, 433, 434.

_Passages of this drama which are illustrated in the present work._