Ralph Roister Doister
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In "Ralph Roister Doister" we find the reading, "All things that shineth is not by and by pure gold"; while the Italians have the equivalent, "Non � oro tutto quel che luce."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)
Ralph Roister Doister and Gammer Gurton's Needle mark the end of the Interlude stage and the commencement of Comedy proper.
From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold
It is a strange thing how plot-structure fell into abeyance in comedy after its long and strenuous evolution through the Interludes to Ralph Roister Doister and Gammer Gurton's Needle.
From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold
Ralph Roister Doister, 89-91, 92, 95, 124, 172, 272.Resurrection,
From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold
The play of Plautian derivation, Ralph Roister Doister, our first comedy of intrigue, is another example of cultural influences which came in to modify the main stream of development from the folk plays.
From How to See a Play by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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