Shakspeare and His Times [Vol. 2 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

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_All Saints' Day_, festival of, i. 341. Superstitious observances on its vigil, 341-347.

_Allot_ (Robert), "English Parnassus," i. 723. List of contributors to this collection of poems, 724. Critical remarks on the merits of his selection, _ibid._ 725.

_Amadis of Gaul_ (Romance of), popularity of, i. 515. Notice of English translations of it, 546, 547.

_Amusements_ of the fairies, ii. 342-345.

_Amusements_, national, in the age of Shakspeare, enumerated, i. 246, 247. Account of the itinerant stage, 247-252. The Cotswold games, 252-254. Hawking, 255. Hunting, 272. Fowling, 287. Bird-batting, 289. Fishing, 289. Horse-racing, 297. The Quintaine, 300. Wild-goose chace, 304. Hurling, 305. Shovel-board, 306. Shove-groat, 307. Juvenile sports, 308-312. Amusements of the metropolis and court, ii. 168. Card playing, 169. Tables and dice, 171. Dancing, 172. Bull-baiting and bear-baiting, 176. Archery, 178. Frequenting of Paul's Walk, 182. Sagacious horses, 186. Masques and pageants, 187. Royal progresses, 193. Dramatic performances, 201-226.

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

_Andrewe_ (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 676.

_Angels_, different orders of, i. 335. Account of the doctrine of guardian angels prevalent in Shakspeare's time, 336. Supposed number of angels, 337-339. Remarks on this doctrine by Bishop Horsley, 339, 340. The supposed agency of angelic spirits, as believed in Shakspeare's time, critically analysed, ii. 399-405. And applied to the introduction of the spirit in Hamlet, 407-416. Superiority of Shakspeare's angelic spirits over those of all other dramatists, ancient or modern, 417, 418.

_Angling_, notice of books on the art of, i. 290, 291. Contemplations of an angler, 292, 293. His qualifications described, 294-296. Encomium on, by Sir Henry Wotton, 297. Beautiful verses on, by Davors, 614.

_Anglo-Norman_ romances, account of, i. 523-531.

_Animals_, sagacious, in the time of Shakspeare, notice of, ii. 186, 187.

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

_Ante-suppers_, when introduced, ii. 128.

_Anthropophagi_, supposed existence of, i. 385, 386. Allusions to by Shakspeare, 385.

_Antony and Cleopatra_, date of, ii. 492. Character and conduct of this drama, 493.

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