Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• Periwigs, when introduced into England, ii. 93.
• Petowe (Henry), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.
• Pett (Peter), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.
• Pewter, a costly article in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.
• Phillip (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 696.
• Phiston (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
• "Phœnix Nest," a collection of poems, in the time of Elizabeth, critical notice of, i. 718-720.
• Pictures, an article of furniture in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 119.
• Pilgrimages made to wells, i. 393.
• Pilpay, notice of the fables of, i. 533, 534.
• Pipe and Tabor, the ancient accompaniment of the Morris-dance and May-games, i. 164, 165.
• Plautus, the Menæchmi of, the basis of Shakspeare's Comedy of Errors, ii. 286-288.
• Pits (John), the biographer, character of, i. 482.
• Plague, ravages of, at Stratford, i. 24.
• Plantain roots, why dug up on Midsummer Eve, i. 333.
• Plat (Hugh), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
• Players (strolling), state of, in the sixteenth century, i. 248-250.
• Difference between them and licensed performers, 250.
• Exhibited at country fairs, 251.
• Companies of players, when first licensed, ii. 202.
• Placed under the direction of the Master of the Revels, 203.
• Patronized by the court, and also by private individuals, 205, 206.
• The amount of their remuneration, 204.
• Days and hours of their performance, 215.
• Concluded their performances always with prayers, 222, 223.
• How remunerated, 223, 224.
• Play-bills, notice of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 214, 215.
• Plays, number of, performed in one day, ii. 217.
• Amusements of the audience, prior to their commencement, 217-219.
• Disapprobation of them, how testified, 221, 222.
• Authors of, how rewarded, 224, 225.
• List of anonymous plays extant previously to the time of Shakspeare, 252, 253.
• Chronological list of his genuine plays, 261, 262.
• Observations on each, 263-534.
• (And see their respective titles in this Index.)
• Humorous remark of Mr. Steevens on the value and high price of the first edition of Shakspeare's plays, 535. note.
• Remarks on the spurious plays attributed to him, 536, 537.
• Plough Monday, festival of, i. 136.
• Sports and customs usual at that season, 137.
• "Poetical Rapsodie," a collection of poems of the age of Shakspeare, account of, i. 728-730.
• Poets, list of, who were rewarded by English sovereigns, i. 514, 515.
• Table of English poets, classed according to the subjects of their muses, 734.
• Poetry (English), notice of treatises on, during the age of Shakspeare, i. 461-470.
• Allusions to or quotations from the poetry of the minstrels, with remarks, 574-593.
• State of poetry (with the exception of the drama) during the time of Shakspeare, 594, et seq.
• Influence of superstition, literature, and romance on poetical genius, 595, 596.
• Versification, economy, and sentiment of the Elizabethan poetry, 597-599.
• Defects in the larger poems of this period, 599-601.
• Biographical and critical notices of the more eminent poets, 601-674.
• Table of miscellaneous minor poets, exhibiting their respective degrees of excellence, mediocrity, or worthlessness, 676-707.
• Critical notices of the collections of poetry, and poetical miscellanies, published during this period, 708-731.
• Brief view of dramatic poetry from the birth of Shakspeare to the year 1590, ii. 227-255.
• Police of London, neglected in the time of Elizabeth, ii. 165.
• Regulations for it, 166.
• "Polimanteia," or the means to judge of the fall of a commonwealth, bibliographical notice of, ii. 39. note [39:B].
• Porta (Luigi da), the "Giuletta" of, the source of Romeo and Juliet, ii. 360-362.
• Portuguese romances, account of, i. 545-548.
• Possessed, charm for, i. 364.
• Possets, prevalence of, in Shakspeare's time, i. 82.
• Powder (sympathetic), marvellous effects ascribed to, i. 375, 376.
• Powell (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
• Prayer Book of Queen Elizabeth, i. 432.
• Pregnant women, supposed influence of fairies on, ii. 324.
• Presents, anciently made on New-Year's Day, i. 124.
• Account of those made to Queen Elizabeth, 125, 126.
• Preston (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
• Character of his dramatic pieces, ii. 236, 237.
• Prices of admission to the theatre, ii. 216, 217.
• Pricket (Robert), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
• Primero, a fashionable game of cards in Shakspeare's time, how played, ii. 169.
• Printing, observations on the style of, in Queen Elizabeth's reign, i. 437, 438.
• Proctor (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 697.
• Notice of his "Gorgeous Gallery of Gallant Inventions," 715-717.
• Prologues, how delivered in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 219.
• Prose writers of the age of Shakspeare, observations on, i. 439-447.
• Causes of their defects, 448.
• Prospero, analysis of the character of, ii. 505. 515.
• Provisions, annual stock of, anciently laid in at fairs, i. 215.
• Prudentius, passage of, supposed to have been imitated by Shakspeare, ii. 415.
• Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, analysis of the character of, ii. 347.
• Probable source of it, 348-350.
• Description of his functions, 349, 350.
• Resemblance between Puck and the Cobali or benevolent elves of the Germans, 350.
• And to the Brownie of the Scotch, 351.
• Other functions of Puck, 352, 353.
• Puppet-shows, origin of, i. 253.
• Purchas's "Pilgrimage," critical notice of, i. 477.
• Purgatory, Popish doctrine of, ii. 415, 416.
• Seized and employed by Shakspeare with admirable success, 416, 417. 455, 456.
• Puritans opposition to May-games, ridiculed by Shakspeare, i. 171.
• By Ben Jonson, 172, 173. note.
• And Beaumont and Fletcher, 172.
• Puttenham (George), remarks of, on the corruptions of the English language, i. 441.
• Critical notice of his "Arte of English Poesie," 465, 466.
• And of his smaller poems, 697. and note.
• Q
• Quarrelling reduced to a system in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 159.
• Quiney (Mr. Thomas), married to Shakspeare's daughter Judith, ii. 609.
• Their issue, 610.
• Quintaine, a rural sport in the sixteenth century, i. 300.
• Its origin, 301.
• Description of, 301-304.
• "Quippes for upstart newfangled Gentlewomen," cited and illustrated, ii. 95, 98.
• R
• Race-horses, breeds of, highly esteemed, i. 298.
• Raleigh (Sir Walter), improved the English language, i. 416, 417.
• Character of his "History of the World," 476.
• His "Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd," cited by Shakspeare, 578.
• Notice of his poetical pieces, 639.
• Remarks on them, ibid. 640.
• Estimate of his poetical character, 640-642.
• Ramsey (Laurence), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
• Rankins (William), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
• Rape of Lucrece, a poem of Shakspeare's, when first printed, ii. 32.
• Dedicated to the Earl of Southampton, 3.
• Construction of its versification, 33.
• Probable sources whence Shakspeare derived his fable, ibid.
• Exquisite specimens of this poem, for their versification, descriptive, pathetic, and sublime excellences, 34-38.
• Complimentary notices of this poem by contemporaries of the poet, 38-40.
• Notice of its principal editions, 41.
• Rapiers, extraordinary length of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 108, 109.
• Ravenscroft (Thomas), hunting song preserved by, i. 277.
• Reynolds (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
• Reed (Mr.), his Illustrations of Shakspeare cited, passim.
• Register (parochial), of Stratford-upon-Avon, extracts from, i. 4.
• Births, marriages, and deaths of Shakspeare's children recorded there, 414, 415. note.
• Remuneration of actors and dramatic poets in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 223-225.
• Repartees of Shakspeare and Tarleton the comedian, i. 66.
• Ascribed to Shakspeare and Ben Jonson, ii. 593. note.
• Rice (Richard), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
• Richard I. (King), why surnamed Cœur de Lion, i. 566, 567.
• Richard II., probable date of, ii. 375, 376.
• Analysis of his character, 377, 378.
• Remarks on the secondary characters of this play, 378.
• Performed before the Earl of Southampton in 1601, ii. 10, 11.
• Illustration of act ii. scene 4. of this drama, i. 384.
• Richard of Gloucester, exquisite portrait of, in Shakspeare's Henry VI. Part II., ii. 297.
• Richard III., date of, ii. 370-372.
• Analysis of Richard's character, 373-375.

Illustrations of passages of this drama in the present work.

• Rickets, singular cures of, i. 371, 372.
• Rider (Bishop), an eminent philologer, notice of, i. 455.
• Riding, art of, highly cultivated in the sixteenth century, i. 298.
• Instructions for, 299, 300.
• Rings, fairy, allusions to, by Shakspeare, ii. 342, 343.
• Robin Hood and his associates, when introduced in the gambols of May Day, i. 159.
• Account of them and their dresses, &c., 160-164.
• Robin, why a favourite bird, i. 394, 395.
• Robinson (Clement), critical notice of his "Handefull of Pleasant Delites," i. 717, 718.
• Robinson's (Richard), "Auncient Order, &c. of the Round Table," account of, i. 562, 563., ii. 178-180.
• Notice of his poems, i. 698. and note [698:B].
• Rock Day festival, account of, i. 135.
• Verses on, ibid., 136.
• Rolland (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
• Roman literature, progress of, during the reign of Elizabeth, i. 454, 455.
• List of Roman classic authors translated into English in Shakspeare's time, 483.
• Romances, list of popular ones in the age of Shakspeare, i. 519-522.
• Origin of the metrical romance, 522, 523.
• Anglo-Norman romances, 523-531.
• Oriental romances, 531-538.
• Italian romances, 538-544.
• Spanish and Portuguese romances, 545-548.
• Pastoral romances, 548-552.
• Influence of romance on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, 596.
• Observations on the romantic drama, ii. 539-541.
• Romeo and Juliet, probable date of, ii. 356-358.
• Source whence Shakspeare derived his plot, considered, 359-361.
• Analysis of the characters of this drama, 362, 363.
• Eulogium on it by Schlegel, 363, 364.

Passages of this drama illustrated in the present work.

• Roodsmass, procession of fairies at the festival of, ii. 322.
• Rosemary strewed before the bride at marriages, i. 224.
• Rosse (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 698.
• Rous (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 699.
• Rousillon (Countess), exquisite character of, ii. 423.
• Rowe (Mr.), mistake of, concerning the priority of Shakspeare's birth, corrected, i. 4, 5.
• His conjecture concerning the trade of Shakspeare's father, 7.
• Disproved, ibid., note.
• Rowena and Vortigern, anecdote of, i. 127, 128.
• Rowland (Samuel), list of the poems of, i. 699, 700. and note [700:A].
• Rowley (William), wrote several pieces in conjunction with Massinger and other dramatists, ii. 570.
• Estimate of his merits as a dramatic poet, ibid.
• Ruddock, or red-breast, popular superstitions in favour of, i. 395.
• Ruffs worn in the age of Elizabeth, account of, ii. 90. 95-97. 103.
• Ruptures, singular remedies for, i. 371, 372.
• Rushes, anciently strewed on floors, ii. 119, 120.
• S
• Sabie (Francis), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700. and note [700:B].
• Sack, a species of wine much used in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 130.
• Different kinds of, 131.
• The sack of Falstaff, what, ibid. 132.
• Sack and sugar much used, 132.
• And frequently adulterated, ibid.
• Sackville (Thomas), Lord Buckhurst, character of the poetical works of, i. 642, 643.
• The model adopted by Spenser, 643.
• The "Myrrour for Magistrates," planned by him, 708.
• Character of his dramatic performances, ii. 230, 231.
• Saker (Aug.), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
• Sampson (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
• Sandabar, an oriental philosopher, i. 531.
• Account of his "Book of the Seven Counsellors," ibid.
• Numerous versions of it, ibid., 532.
• English version exceedingly popular, 531.
• Scottish version, 532, 533.
• Sandford (James), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
• Satires of Bishop Hall, remarks on, i. 628, 629.
• Savile (Sir Henry), greatly promoted Greek literature, i. 453.
• Notice of his works, ibid., 454.
• Scandinavian mythology of fairies, account of, ii. 308-312.
• Schlegel (M.), eulogium of, on Shakspeare's Romeo and Juliet, ii. 363, 364.
• On his Cymbeline, 466, 467.
• Macbeth, 471-473.
• On the romantic drama of Shakspeare, 539, 540.
• And on his moral character, 614.
• School-books, list of, in use in Shakspeare's time, i. 25. note.
• Account of those most probably used by him, 26-28.
• French and Italian grammars and dictionaries, 57.
• Schoolmasters but little rewarded in Shakspeare's time, i. 27. note [27:A]. 94.
• In the sixteenth century were frequently conjurors, 95, 96.
• Picture of, by Shakspeare, 96.
• Their degraded character and ignorance in his time, 97.
• Scoloker (Anthony), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
• Scot (Reginald), account of the doctrine of angelic hierarchy and ministry, i. 337, 338.
• On the prevalence of omens, 349, 350.
• Recipe for fixing an ass's head on human shoulders, ii. 351. note.
• His account of the supposed prevalency of witchcraft in the time of Shakspeare, 475.
• And of the persons who were supposed to be witches, 478-480.
• And of their wonderful feats, 481, 482.
• Scot (Gregory), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700.
• Scott (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 700. and note [700:D]. 701. and note [701:A].
• Scott (Mr. Walter), beautiful picture of Christmas festivities, i. 207, 208.
• Picture of rustic superstition, 322, 323.
• Illustrations of his Lady of the Lake, i. 356-358.
• Causes of his poetical excellence, 600, 601.
• Scottish farmers, state of, in the sixteenth century, i. 118.
• Late wakes of the Highlanders described, 234-236.
• Thanksgivings offered by them on getting in the harvest, 341.
• Account of the Scottish system of fairy mythology, ii. 314-336.
• Sculpture highly valued by Shakspeare, ii. 617, 618.
• Seed-cake, a rural feast-day in the time of Elizabeth, i. 190.
• Selden (John), notice of his Commentary on Drayton, i. 471.
• Sentiment of the Elizabethan poetry considered, i. 598, 599.
• Servants, pursuits, diet, &c. of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. 113-115.
• Benefices bestowed on them in the reign of Elizabeth, 92.
• Their dress, ii. 138.
• Regulations for, 139, 140.
• Prohibited from entering the kitchen till summoned by the cook, 143.
• Were corrected by their mistresses, 153.
• "Seven Champions of Christendome," a popular romance in Shakspeare's time, account of, i. 529, 530.
• "Seven Wise Masters," a popular romance of Indian origin, i. 531.
• Notice of its different translations, ibid., 532.
• Translated into Scottish rhyme, 533.
• Sewell (Dr.), conjecture of, respecting Shakspeare's sonnets, ii. 59.
• Shakspeare Family, account of, i. 1.
• Supposed grant of arms to, ibid.
• Examination of the orthography of their name, 17-20.
• Shakspeare (Edmund), a brother of the poet, buried in St. Saviour's Church, i. 416. ii. 598.
• Shakspeare (Mrs.), wife of the poet, epitaph on, ii. 631. note.
• His bequests to her, 631.
• Remarks on it, 613.
• Shakspeare (John), father of the poet, supposed grant of property and arms to, i. 1.
• Account of, 2.
• Arms confirmed to him, ibid.
• His marriage, 3.
• List of children ascribed to him in the baptismal register of Stratford-upon-Avon, 4.
• Correction of Mr. Rowe's mistakes on this point, 5.
• Declines in his circumstances and is dismissed from the corporation, 6, 7.
• Supposed to have been a wool-stapler, 7. 34.
• But not a butcher, 36.
• Discovery of his confession of faith or will, 8.
• Copy of his will, 9-14.
• Its authenticity doubted by Mr. Malone, 15.
• Supported by Mr. Chalmers, ibid.
• Circumstances in favour of its authenticity, 16.
• John Shakspeare probably a Roman Catholic, ibid.
• His death, ibid. ii. 590.
• Shakspeare (William), birth of, i. 1.
• Description of the house where he was born, 21, 22.
• His chair purchased by the Princess Czartoryska, 22, 23.
• Escapes the plague, 24.
• Educated for a short time at the free-school of Stratford, 25.
• Account of school-books probably used by him, 26, 27.
• Taken from school, in consequence of his father's poverty, 28.
• Probable extent of his acquirements as a scholar, 29-33.
• On leaving school, followed his father's trade as a wool-stapler, and probably also as a butcher, 34.
• Proofs of this, 35, 36.
• Probably present, in his twelfth-year, at Kenelworth Castle, at the time of Queen Elizabeth's visit there, 37, 38.
• Probably employed in some attorney's office, 43-47. and notes, 48.
• Whether he ever was a school-master, 45.
• Anecdote of him at Bidford, 48, 49.
• Whether and when he acquired his knowledge of French and Italian, 53, 54.
• Probable that he was acquainted with French, 55, 56.
• And Italian, 56, 57.
• Probable estimate of his real literary acquirements, 57, 58.
• His courting-chair, still in existence, 61.
• Marries Anne Hathaway, 59. 62, 63.
• Birth of his eldest daughter, 64.
• And of twins, 65.
• Repartee of Shakspeare, ibid. 66.
• He becomes acquainted with dissipated young men, 401.
• Caught in the act of deer-stealing, 402.
• Confined in Daisy Park, 403.
• Pasquinades Sir Thomas Lucy, 404-406. 409.
• By whom he is prosecuted, 407, 408.
• Is obliged to quit Stratford, 410.
• And departs for London, 411, 412.
• Visits his family occasionally, 414.
• Was known to Heminge, Burbadge, and Greene, 417.
• Introduced to the stage, 419.
• Though with reluctance, ii. 582.
• Was not employed as a waiter or horse-keeper at the play-house door, i. 519.
• Esteemed as an actor, 421, 422.
• Proofs of his skill in the histrionic art, 423.
• Performed the character of Adam in his own play of As You Like It, 424.
• Appeared also in kingly parts, 425.
• Excelled in second rate characters, ibid.
• Struggles of Shakspeare with adversity, ii. 583.
• Loses his only son, 584.
• Purchases a house in Stratford, ibid.
• History of its fate, 584, note.
• His acquaintance with Ben Jonson, 585-587.
• Improbability of his ever having visited Scotland, 587, 588.
• Annually visited Stratford, 589.
• Receives many marks of favour from Queen Elizabeth, 590.
• Obtains a licence for his theatre, 591.
• Purchases lands in Stratford, 591.
• And quits the stage as an actor, 591.
• Forms a club of wits with Ben Jonson and others, 592.
• Flatters James I. who honoured him with a letter of acknowledgement, 593.
• The story of Shakspeare's quarrel with Ben Jonson, disproved, 595-598. and notes.
• Birth of his grand-daughter Elizabeth, 599.
• Planted the celebrated Mulberry Tree in 1609, 599, 600.
• Purchases a tenement in Blackfriars, 601.
• And prepares to retire from London, 601, 602.
• Account of Shakspeare in retirement, ii. 603.
• Origin of his satirical epitaph on Mr. Combe, ii. 604-606.
• His epitaph on Sir Thomas Stanley, 606, 607.
• And on Elias James, 607, note.
• Negociations between Shakspeare and some of his townsmen relative to the inclosure of some land in the vicinity of Stratford, 608, 609.
• Marries his youngest daughter to Mr. Thomas Quincey, 609.
• Makes his will, 610.
• His death, 611.
• Funeral, 612.
• Copy of his will, 627-632.
• Observations on it, 612-614.
• And on the disposition and moral character of Shakspeare, 614.
• Universally beloved, 615.
• His exquisite taste for all the forms of beauty, 616, 617.
• Remarks on the monument erected to his memory, 618-620.
• And on the engraving of him prefixed to the folio edition of his plays, 622-624.
• Account of Shakspeare's commencement of poetry, i. 426.
• Probable date of his Venus and Adonis, 426, 427.
• Proofs of his acquaintance with the grammatical and rhetorical writers of his age, 472-474.
• With the historical writers then extant, 484.
• With Batman's "Bartholome de Proprietatibus Rerum," 485.
• With the Facetiæ published in his time, 516, 517.
• And with all the eminent romances then in print, 562-573.
• And with the minstrel-poetry of his age, 574-593.
• Dedicates his Venus and Adonis, and Rape of Lucrece, to the Earl of Southampton, ii. 3.
• Analysis of this poem, with remarks, 21-32.
• Analysis of the Rape of Lucrece, 33-37.
• Intimate knowledge of the human heart displayed by Shakspeare, 38.
• Account of his "Passionate Pilgrim," 41-49.
• Elegant allusions of Shakspeare to his own age, in his Sonnets, 50-52.
• Critical account of his Sonnets, 53-82. 84-86.
• And of his Lover's Complaint, 82-84.
• Licence to Shakspeare for the Globe Theatre, 207.
• Probable amount of his income, 225.
• And of his obligations to his dramatic predecessors, 253-255.
• The commencement of Shakspeare's dramatic career, considered and ascertained, ii. 256-260.
• Chronological Table of the order of his genuine plays, 261.
• Observations on them. 262-534.
• (And see their respective Titles in this Index.)
• Remarks on the spurious pieces attributed to Shakspeare, 536, 537.
• Whether he assisted other poets in their dramatic composition, 537, 538.
• Considerations on the genius of Shakspeare's drama, 538-541.
• On its conduct, 541-544.
• Characters, 545.
• Passions, 546-549.
• Comic painting, 550.
• And imaginative powers, 551.
• Morality, 552.
• Vindication of his character from the calumnies of Voltaire, 552-554.
• Popularity of Shakspeare's dramas in Germany, 554.
• Reprinted in America, 555.
• Shakspeare (Judith), youngest daughter of the poet, birth of, i. 65.
• Her marriage, ii. 609.
• And issue, 610.
• His bequests to her, and her children, 627-629.
• Shakspeare (Susannah), eldest child of the poet, birth of, i. 64.
• Marriage of, to Dr. Hall, ii. 598, 599.
• Her father's bequests to her, 630, 631.
• Why her father's favourite, 613.
• Probable cause of his leaving her the larger portion of his property, 614.
• Sheep-shearing Feast, how celebrated, i. 181.
• Description of, by Tusser, 182.
• By Drayton, ibid.
• Allusions to, by Shakspeare, 183-185.
• Shepherd King, elected at sheep-shearing, i. 181. 184. note.
• Shepherd (S.), commendatory verses of, on Shakspeare's Rape of Lucrece, ii. 40.
• On his Pericles, 263.
• Ship-tire, an article of head-dress, notice of, ii. 91.
• Shirley's Play, the "Lady of Pleasure," illustrated, Act i., i. 179.
• Shivering (sudden), superstitious notion concerning, i. 375.
• Shoes, fashion of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 98. 105, 106.
• Shot-proof waistcoat, charm for, i. 364.
• Shottery, cottage of the Hathaways at, still in existence, i. 61.
• Shovel-board, or Shuffle-board, account of, i. 306.
• Mode of playing at, 306, 307.
• Its origin and date, 307.
• Shove-Groat, a game, notice of, i. 307, 308.
• Shrewsbury (Countess of), termagant conduct of, ii. 153.
• Shrove Tuesday or Shrove Tide, origin of the term, i. 141.
• Observances on that festival, 142.
• Threshing the hen, ibid.
• Throwing at cocks, 144, 145.
• Shylock, analysis of the character of, ii. 384, 385.
• Sidney or Sydney (Sir Philip), biographical notice of, i. 652.
• Satire of, on the affected style of some of his contemporaries, i. 444, 445.
• Notice of his "Defence of Poesie," 467.
• Critical account of his "Arcadia," 548-552.
• Alluded to by Shakspeare, 573, 574.
• Remarks on his poetical pieces, 652, 653.
• Particularly on his Sonnets, ii. 54.
• The Pyrocles of his Arcadia, probably the original name of Shakspeare's Pericles, 283.
• Sign-posts, costly, of ancient inns, i. 217.
• Silk-Manufactures, encouraged by James I., ii. 600.
• Silk Stockings, first worn by Queen Elizabeth, ii. 98.
• Similes, exquisite, in Shakspeare's Venus and Adonis, ii. 26.
• Sir, title of, anciently given to clergymen, i. 88-90.
• Sly, remarks on the character of, in the Taming of the Shrew, ii. 365.
• Smith (Sir Thomas), greatly promoted Greek and English literature, i. 453.
• Snuff-taking and Snuff-boxes, when introduced into England, ii. 137.
• Sommers (Sir George), shipwreck of, ii. 503, 504.
• Songs (early English), notice of a curious collection of, i. 574-576.
• Quotations from, and allusions to the most popular of them, by Shakspeare, with illustrative remarks, 577-593.
• Sonnet, introduced into England from Italy, ii. 53.
• Brief notice of the sonnets of Wyat, ibid.
• Elegant specimen from those of the Earl of Surrey, ibid.
• Notice of the Sonnets of Watson, i. 66. ii. 54.
• Of Sir Philip Sidney, ibid.
• Of Daniel, 55.
• Of Constable, ibid.
• Of Spencer, ibid.
• Of Drayton, 56.
• And of other minor poets, ibid.
• Beautiful sonnet, addressed to Lady Drake, i. 621.
• An exquisite one from Shakspeare's Passionate Pilgrim, ii. 49.
• On a kiss, by Sidney, 54.
• Sonnets of Shakspeare, when first published, ii. 50.
• Probable dates of their composition, ibid. 51.
• Daniel's manner chiefly copied by Shakspeare, in the structure of his sonnets, 57, 58. 77.
• Discussion of the question to whom they were addressed, 58-60.
• Proofs that they were principally addressed to the Earl of Southampton, 62-73.
• Vindication of Shakspeare's sonnets from the charge of affectation or pedantry, 75. 80.
• Circumlocutory they are to a certain extent, 76.
• But this less the fault of Shakspeare than of his subject, ibid. 77.
• Specimens, illustrating the structure and versification of Shakspeare's sonnets, with remarks, 77-82.
• Vindication of them from the hyper-criticism of Mr. Steevens, 60. 74. 84-86.
• Soothern (John), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 701. and note [701:B].
• Southampton, (Earl of), See Wriothesly.
• Southey's (Mr.), translation of "Amadis of Gaul," notice of, i. 546.
• Southwell (Robert), biographical notice of, i. 643, 644.
• List of his poetical works, with critical remarks, 644, 645.
• Spanish romances, account of, i. 545-548.
• Allusions to them by Shakspeare, 570, 571.
• Spectral Impressions, probable causes of, philosophically considered, ii. 406-408.
• Singular instance of a supposed spectral impression, 407. note.
• See Spirits.
• Speed's "History of Great Britain," character of, i. 476.
• Spells, account of, on Midsummer-Eve, i. 331-333.
• On All-Hallows-Eve, 344-347.
• Supposed influence of, 362-365.
• Spenser's "English Poet," notice of, i. 463.
• Critical notice of, commentary on his "Shepheards Calender," 471.
• Many incidents of his "Faerie Queene" borrowed from the romance of "La Morte d'Arthur," 529.
• And from "The Seven Champions of Christendom," ibid.
• Sackville's "Induction" the model of his allegorical pictures, 643.
• Critical remarks on his "Shepheard's Calendar," 644.
• And on his "Faerie Queene," 644-647.
• The portrait prefixed to his works, probably spurious, 649. note.
• Critical notice of his, "Amoretti," a collection of sonnets, ii. 55, 56.
• Beautiful quotation from his "Faerie Queene" on the agency of Spirits, 400, 401.
• Admirable description of a witch's abode, 480.
• Spirits, different orders of, introduced into the Tempest, ii. 521-526.
• Critical analysis of the received doctrine in Shakspeare's time, respecting the supposed agency of angelic spirits, 399-405.
• And of its application to the introduction of the ghost in Hamlet, 407-416.
• Superiority of Shakspeare's spirits over those introduced by all other dramatists, ancient or modern, 417, 418.
• Spoons, anciently given by godfathers to their godchildren, ii. 230, 231.
• Sports (Rural), in the age of Shakspeare, Enumeration of, i. 246, 247.
• Cotswold Games, 252-254.
• Hawking, 255.
• Hunting, 272.
• Fowling, 287.
• Bird-batting, 289.
• Horse-racing, 297.
• The Quintaine, 300.
• Wild Goose Chace, 304.
• Hurling, 305.
• Shovel-board, 306.
• Shove-groat, 307, 308.
• Juvenile sports, 308.
• Barley-Breake, 309.
• Parish Whipping-top, 312.
• Spurs, prohibited in St. Paul's Cathedral, during divine service, ii. 185.
• "Squire of Low Degree," allusions to the romance of, i. 567.
• Stag-hunting, description of, in the time of Shakspeare, i. 276-280.
• Ceremony of cutting up, 280, 281.
• Part of, given to the ravens, 281.
• Beautiful picture of a hunted stag, 403.
• Stage, state of, in the time of Shakspeare, ii. 201-206.
• Resorted to by him, on his coming to London, i. 419.
• Employed in what capacity there, ibid. 420.
• Esteemed there as an actor, 421, 422.
• Proofs of his skill in the management of the stage, 423.
• Excelled in second-rate parts, 425.
• Divisions of the stage, in Shakspeare's time, ii. 214-215.
• Was generally strewed with rushes, 217.
• Its decorations, 218.
• Stalking-horses, account of, and of their uses, i. 287, 288.
• Stanyhurst's (Richard), translation of Virgil, i. 701.
• Strictures on, ibid. note [701:C].
• Starch, use of, when introduced into England, ii. 96.
• Dyed of various colours, ib.
• Steevens (Mr.), his "Illustrations of Shakspeare," cited, passim.
• Remarks of, on Shakspeare's Sonnets, ii. 60. 74-76. 84-86.
• Ascribes Pericles to Shakspeare, 265.
• Probability of his conjecture, that Pericles was originally named Pyrocles, after the hero of Sidney's "Arcadia," 283, 284.
• His opinion that the Comedy of Errors was not wholly Shakspeare's, controverted and disproved, 287, 288.
• Remarks on his flippant censure of Shakspeare's love of music, 390.
• His opinion on the date of Timon of Athens, 446.
• Humorous remarks of, on the value and price of the first edition of Shakspeare, 535. note.
• Still (Bishop), character of, as a dramatic writer, ii. 232, 233.
• Stirling (William Alexander, Earl of), biographical notice of, i. 649.
• Critical notice of his "Aurora," a collection of sonnets, 650.
• Of his "Dooms-day," 651.
• And of his other poems, ib.
• Stockings, fashions of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 105.
• Silk stockings first worn by Queen Elizabeth, 98.
• Stomacher, an article of female dress, notice of, ii. 90.
• Stones, extraordinary virtues ascribed to, i. 366. 369, 370.
• Particularly the Turquoise stone, 366, 367.
• Belemnites, 367.
• Bezoar, ibid.
• Agate, 368.
• Storer (Thomas), a minor poet of the age of Shakspeare, i. 702.
• Stowe's "History of London," notice of, i. 480.
• Stratford-upon-Avon, the native place of William Shakspeare, i. 1.
• His father a member and officer of the corporation of, 2.
• Dismissed from it, 6.
• Probable causes of such dismission, ibid. 7.
• Extract from the baptismal register of the parish, 4.
• Description of the house there, where Shakspeare was born, 21, 22.
• Ravages of the plague there, 24.
• Visited by Mr. Betterton, for information concerning Shakspeare, 34.
• Allusions to scenery, and places in its vicinity, 50, 51.
• Quitted by Shakspeare, 410-416.
• Whose family continued there, 412.
• New Place, purchased there by Shakspeare, ii. 584.
• History of its demolition, ib. note.
• Additional land purchased there by the poet, 591.
• And also tithes, 594.
• Proceedings relative to the inclosure of land there, by Shakspeare, 608, 609.
• Description of his monument and epitaph, in Stratford church, 618, 619.
• Remarks on his monumental bust, 619-622.
• Strolling Players, condition of, in the age of Shakspeare, i. 247-252.
• Strutt (Mr.), accurate description by, of May-day and its amusements i. 167-171.
• Of Midsummer-eve superstitions, 332.
• Stubbes (Philip), account of his "Anatomie of Abuses," i. 501.
• Extreme rarity of his book, ibid.
• Quotations from, against Whitsun and other ales, i. 179.
• On the neglect of "Fox's Book of Martyrs," 502.
• General character of his book, ibid.
• His "View of Vanitie," 702.
• Philippic against masques, ii. 95.
• And ruffs, 96, 97.
• Sturbridge Fair, account of, i. 215, 216.
• Summer's "Last Will and Testament," illustration of, i. 106.
• Sun, beautiful description of, in its course, ii. 77.
• Superstitions of the 16th century, remarks on, i. 314, 315.
• Sprites and goblins, 316. 321, 322.
• Ghosts and apparitions, 320.
• Prognostications of the weather from particular days, 323.
• Rites of lovers on St. Valentine's Day, 324.
• On Midsummer-Eve, 329.
• Michaelmas, 334.
• All-Hallow-Eve, 341.
• Superstitious cures for the night-mare, 347.
• Omens and prodigies, 351.
• Demoniacal voices and shrieks, 355.
• Fiery and meteorous exhalations, 360.
• Sudden noises, 361.
• Charms and spells, 362.
• Cures, preventatives and sympathies, 366.
• Stroking for the king's evil, 370.
• Sympathetic powders, 375.
• Miscellaneous superstitions, 377-400.
• Influence of superstition on the poetry of the Elizabethan age, 595, 596.
• Account of the fairy superstitions of the East, ii. 302, 303.
• Of the Gothic and Scandinavian fairy superstitions, 304-312.
• And of the fairy superstition prevalent in Scotland, 314-336.
• The fairy superstition of Shakspeare, of Scottish origin, 336, 337.
• Account of the superstitious notions then current respecting witches and witchcraft, 474-489.
• Suppers of country gentlemen, in Shakspeare's time, i. 81.
• Suppertasse, a species of female dress, notice of, ii. 96.
• Surrey (Earl of), quoted and illustrated, i. 380.
• Character of his "Sonnets," with an exquisite specimen, ii. 53.
• Svegder (King of Sweden), fabulous anecdotes of, ii. 305.
• Swart-Elves, or malignant fairies of the Scandinavians, account of, ii. 309, 310.
• Their supposed residence, 311, 312.
• Swearing, prevalence of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 160.
• "Sweet Swan of Avon," an appellation given to Shakspeare by his contemporaries, i. 415.
• Swithin (St.), supposed influence of, on the weather, i. 328.
• And on the night-mare, 349.
• Sword-dance on Plough-Monday, notice of, i. 137.
• Sydney. See Sidney (Sir Philip).
• Sylvester (Joshua), furnished Milton with the prima stamina of his "Paradise Lost," i. 653.
• Poetical works of, 653.
• Specimen of them, with remarks, 654.
• Sympathies, extraordinary, accounts of, i. 372-376.
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• Tables, a species of gambling in Shakspeare's time, notice of, ii. 171.
• Tables, form of, in the age of Shakspeare, ii. 118.
• Tales, relation of, a favourite amusement, i. 107.
• Taming of the Shrew, probable date of, ii. 364.
• Source of its fable, 364, 365.
• Remarks on the character of Sly, 365.
• And on the general character of the play, 366.