Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640 -- Criticism and interpretation
_Old Law_, IV., 1, 36:
Besides, there will be charges saved too; the same rosemary that
serves for the funeral will serve for the wedding.(541)
_Hamlet_, I., 2, 180:
Thrift, thrift, Horatio! the funeral baked meats
Did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables.
_Parliament of Love_, III., 3, 133:
A hurtful vow
Is in the breach of it better commended,
Than in the keeping.
_Hamlet_, I., 4, 15:
It is a custom
More honour’d in the breach than the observance.
_Guardian_, V., 1, 44:
These woods, Severino,
Shall more than seem to me a populous city.
_Othello_, I., 1, 77:
The fire is spied
In populous cities.
(_Cf._ also IV., 1, 64.)
We may infer that Massinger studied the Folio of 1623 carefully.
APPENDIX V. WARBURTON’S LIST
(_Lansdowne MSS., B. M., 807._)
This volume contains three plays, the only survivors of Warburton’s
collection: _The Queen of Corsica_, by Fran. Jaques, _The Second Maiden’s
Tragedy_, and _The Bugbears_, together with a fragment of a fourth, R.
Wild’s _Benefice_.
On the back of the first leaf of this volume is attached the list of
Warburton’s collection, in his own hand. The entries referring to
Massinger are as follows: I preserve the spelling.
_Minerva’s Sacrifice._ Phill. Masenger.
_The Forc’d Lady a T._ Phill. Massinger.
_Antonio & Vallia_, by Phill. Massinger.
_The Woman’s Plott._ Phill. Massinger.
_The Tyrant_, a tragedy, by Phill. Massenger.
_Philenzo and Hipolito_, a C. by Phill. Massenger.
_The Judge_, a C. by Phill. Massenger.
_Fast and Welcome_, by Phill. Massinger.
_Believe as You List_, C. by Phill. Massinger.
_The Honour of Women_, a C. by P. Massinger.
_Alexius or the Chaste Gallant_, T. P. Massinger.
_The Noble Choise_, T.C. P. Massinger.
_The Parliament of Love_ is attributed to Wm. Rowley. The versification of
the play which we have under that name is far above Rowley’s powers, nor
are there signs of collaboration in the play, as far as we can tell.
The list has been carefully discussed by Mr. W. W. Greg in his article,
“The Bakings of Betsy,” in _The Library_ (July, 1911).
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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