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Oxford ; and the epilogue
was written by Dry den.
Henry III. of France,
Jiabbed by a Friar, with the
fall of the Guifes. Trag.
by Thomas Shipman. A di-
ed at Drury-Lane, 4-to.
1678.
Henry IF. An Hirtorical
Play, by W. Shakfpeare, in
two parts. The firli con-
taining the Life and Death
of ' Htnry, furnamed Hot/pur,
and the fecond the Death of
Henry IF. and Coronation
of Henry V. Atted by the
Lord Chamberlain's fer-
vants, 4to. 1600. Both of
thefe plays are perfctt
mailer-pieces in this kind
of writing, the tragedy and
comedy parts of them being
fo finely con netted, with each
other, as to render the whole
regular and complete, and
yet con trailed with fuchbold-
nefs and propriety, as to
make the various beauties
of each the molt perfectly
conlpicuous. The character
of Falftaff is one of the
greateit originals drawn by
the pen of even this link-
able mailer ; and in the
charsttsr of the Prince of
Wa'es, the hero and the li-
bertine are fo finely blend-
ed, that the fpettator can-
not avoid perceiving, even
in" the greater! levity of the
tavern rake., the moll live-
ly traces of the afterwards
illuflrious character of the
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conqueror of France. Dr.
Johnfon obferves, " None
of Shakfpeare's plays are
more read than the firft and
fecond parts of Henry the
Fourth. Perhaps no author
has ever in two plays afford-
ed fo much delight. The
great events are interefting,
for the fate of kingdoms
depends upon them ; the
flighter occurrences are di-
verting, and, except one or
two, fufficiently probable ;
the incidents are multiplied
with wonderful fertility of
invention ; and the cha-
racters diverfified with the
utmoll nicety of discern-
ment", and the profound eft
ikill in the nature of man."
King Henry IV. *with the
Humours cf Sir 'John Fal-
ftaff. Tr. Co. Atted at Lin-
coln's-Inn-Fields, with al-
terations by Mr. Betterton,
4-to. 1700.
Henry IV. of France. Tr.
by Charles Beckingham,
8vo. 1 7 19. The plot of
this play is taken from the
hiitory of that great prince ;
the piece was written by the
author at the age of nine-
teen, and atted in Lin-
coln's-Inri-Fietds with good
fuccefs.
The Chronicle Hiftcry of
Henry V. with the Battel
fought at Agincburt, in
France, together with An-
tient Piftoll, 4to. 1600.
This play has alio an inter-
mixture