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قراءة كتاب Notes and Queries, Number 53, November 2, 1850
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| No. 53. | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1850 | Price Threepence. Stamped Edition 4d. |
CONTENTS.
| NOTES:— | Page |
| Shakspeare and Marlowe, by Samuel Hickson | 369 |
| A Plan for a Church-History Society | 371 |
| Burnet as a Historian | 372 |
| Epigrams from Buchanan | 372 |
| Mistakes about George Chapman the Poet | 372 |
| Minor Notes:—Shakspeare and George Herbert—Old Dan Tucker—Lord John Townsend—Croker's Boswell—Misquotation—Tindal's New Testament—The Term "Organ-blower"—"Singular" and "Unique" | 373 |
| QUERIES:— | |
| Early Poetry, &c., Five Bibliographical Queries respecting | 374 |
| Minor Queries:—History of Newspapers—Steele's Burial place—Socinian Boast—Descent of Edward IV.—Viscount Castlecomer—Judge Cradock, afterwards Newton—Totness Church—Meaning of "Harissers"—Ringelbergius: Drinking To Excess—Langue Pandras—The Coptic Language—Cheshire Cat—Mrs. Partington—Cognation of the Jews and Lacedemonians | 375 |
| REPLIES:— | |
| Fairfax's Translation of Tasso | 377 |
| Small Words | 377 |
| Replies to Minor Queries:—Concolinel-Wife of the Poet Bilderdijk—Schweickhardt the Artist—Noli me tangere—Chimney Money—Passage from Burke—Nicholas Assheton's Journal—Scotch Prisoners—Long Friday—Bradshaw Family—Julin, the Drowned City—Dodsley's Poems—Shunamitis Poema—Jeremy Taylor's Works—D[au]ctor Dubitantium—Aërostation—Gwyn's London and Westminster—"Regis ad Exemplum totus compositur Orbis"—St. Uncumber, &c. | 378 |
| MISCELLANEOUS:— | |
| Notes on Books, Sales, Catalogues, &c | 382 |
| Books and Odd Volumes Wanted | 382 |
| Notices to Correspondents | 382 |
| Advertisements | 383 |
NOTES
SHAKSPEARE AND MARLOWE.
A special use of, a use, indeed, that gives a special value to your publication, is the communication through its means of facts and conclusions for the information or assistance of editors or intending editors. I do not suppose that any gentleman occupying this position would be guilty of so much disrespect to the many eminent names which have already appeared in your columns, as would be implied in not giving all the attention it deserved to any communication you might see fit to publish; and with this feeling, and under this shelter, I return to the subject of Marlowe, and his position as a dramatic writer relative to Shakspeare. I perceive that a re-issue of Mr. Knight's Shakspeare has commenced, and from the terms of the announcement, independently of other considerations, I conclude that the editor will take advantage of this opportunity of referring to doubtful or disputed points that may have made any advance towards a solution since his previous editions. I have read also an advertisement of an edition of Shakspeare, to be superintended by Mr. Halliwell1, which is to contain the plays of "doubtful authenticity, or in the composition of which Shakspeare is supposed only to have taken a part." Neither of these gentlemen can well avoid expressing an opinion on the subject I have adverted to, and to them more especially I would address my observations.
I think I have observed that the claims of Marlowe have been maintained with something very like party spirit. I have seen latterly several indications of this, unmistakeable, though expressed, perhaps, but by a single word. Now it is true both Mr. Collier and Mr. Dyce are committed to a positive opinion on this subject; and it would be unreasonable to expect either of those gentlemen to change their views, except with the fullest proof and after the maturest consideration. But who, besides these, is interested in maintaining the precedence of Marlowe? These remarks have been called forth by an article in the Athenæum, containing the following passages:—
"All Marlowe's works were produced prior, we may safely assert, to the appearance of Shakspeare as a writer for the stage, or as an author, in print.
"It is now universally admitted among competent critics, that Shakspeare commenced his career as a dramatic author, by remodelling certain pieces written either separately or conjointly by