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A47451 Dialogues of the dead relating to the present controversy concerning the Epistles of Phalaris / by the author of the Journey to London. King, William, 1663-1712. 1699 (1699) Wing K544; ESTC R223 26,245 94

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with the Needle in his Leathern Breeches saves the trouble of costly Scenes and Machines Grim the Collier of Croyden though of latter Date yet had the same Advantage and consequently both were Acted in any place as there was occasion Crispin and Crispianus cost some more trouble the Princes could ever borrow their Tools from any Journey-Man Shoo-Maker but then the Robes and Decorations of the Queens and Nobles were forc'd to be carry'd up down in Knapsacks Notwithstanding the Stage had been setled for many Years yet the Art of stroaling did and will still continue Nor has Shakespear thought it unfit to introduce 'em as a Beauty in his Play of Hamlet Nay in these latter times the New-Market Company has diverted Corporation after Corporation and for the use of the Town-Hall placed the Mayor his Lady and Off-spring in the side Boxes for Nothing Bateman has not disdain'd to go from Smithfield to Southwark and often down to Sturbridge Nay Greater Persons have from the Glories of the Theatre retir'd into the Country where the Kings of Brenford have been forc'd in the Rehearsal to come in the common way for want of Clouds to come down withal and the Famous Othello together with his Father Brabantio in a Callico Night-Gown have pleaded their Cause before a Venetian Senate Assembled in a place little bigger then a Parlour Chimney I have shown you my Draught which I design to Illustrate with the Chronology of each Play and an Account of such Interludes as have been Acted upon the Stages of Mountebanks which had infallibly been lost if they had not been Collected into One Volume by the industrious Mr. Kirkman about the middle of this last Century Decker Very Natural I protest You will oblige the World extremely with these Works Flecknoe Well Brother Decker let us remain in hopes who knows what time may do as to the retrieving or gaining a Reputation You have us'd hard Words and they may stir up the Spirit of some Person in times to come to write a Scholiast upon you as well as Aristophanes and that may be a Rival to the Laborious Tzetzes Who knows but I may have the fate of Nossis and some Library-keepers among his Dust finding me out of Print may oblige the World with a New Edition of my Works and discover that Wit and Elegancy which was deny'd me by my Cotemporaries FINIS INDEX TO THE DIALOGUES OF THE DEAD Introduction Dial. I. BY Charon and Lycophron Page 1 Dial. II. Impudence or the Sophist By Phalaries and the Sophist 9 Dial. III. Modern Atchievements By Butcher and Hercules 14 Dial. IV. Self-Love or the Beau. By Ricardo and Narcissus 20 Dial. V. The Dictionary By Hesychius and Gouldman 25 Dial. VI. Affection of the Learned Lady By Bellamira and Calphurnia 30 Dial. VII Chronology By Lilly the Astrologer and Helvicus 38 Dial. VIII The Imposture By Heraclitus and Democritus 43 Dial. IX Modern Learning By Signior Moderno and Signior Indifferentio 52 Dial. X. The Dissertator By Mac Flecknoe and Decker 68 Vide Dissert p. 32 from thence to p. 145. Dis. p. 75. p. 39. p. 75. p. 85. Farnaby 's Rhetorick Dis. p. 92. Dis. p. 86. Ibid. Sir Will. Temples 's Essays Dis. 520. Dis. 512. 513. p. 536. Dis p. 52 53 54. Dis. p. 114 115 116. Lord Bacon 's Essays Dis. Pref. from p. 1 to p. 112. Dis. from p. 1 to p. 549. Pref. p. 80 84. Pref. Dis. p. 59 60. Pref. p. 101. 102. Dis. p. 13● Praef. p. 55 48. Praef. p. 53 Qui omnia Tuae Custodio diligentius Nigris Vvis Praef. p. 80. Videbis hic Lector studiose Musicarum Cupediarum aliud quod Tuo palato simul ac gustaris sat scio arridebit mirifice p. 281 282 283. Praef. p. 48 49. Praef. p. 79 81. Dissert Throughou Dis. 4. p. 377 379. 379. See Diss. Dissert about Thericlean Cups Diss. 331 239 339 374. c. Tasso from Lucretius p. 15. 245. 334. Diss. p. 335. to 376. Diss. p. 20● p. 389. Pref. p. 115. Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning p. 313 314. Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning v. p. 312. Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning p. 310. 311. Ibid. p. 310. Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning p. 310. Ibid. p. 309. Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning p. 27 419. Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning p. 58. Reflections upon Ancient and Modern Learning p. 15. Ibid. p. 189 190 Ib. p. 219. p. 374. See Chap. 29. throughout Ibid p. 298. Ibid p. 302. P. 304. P. 305. p. 298 299. P. 296. P. 217. P. 305 397 204 305. Reflections upon An●ient and Modern Learning P. 405. Prologue to the Generous Enemy Epilogue to the Maiden-Queen By a Person of Honour Pref. p. 59. Dissert p. 209. 233. 302. 458 459. 356 357. Pref. p. 59. Puppet-Shows Dissert p. 309. Dissert p. 309. Schol. Arist. Hephast Swid in Prat. Schol. 〈◊〉 Plut. Athen. P. 355. 356. Plut. Tzetz Versteg Athen. Swid Schol. Ars. Rym