Ralph Roister Doister
Americannoun
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And he stoode by While Ralph Roister Doister with helpe of Merygreeke, For promise of mariage dyd vnto me seeke.
From Roister Doister Written, probably also represented, before 1553. Carefully edited from the unique copy, now at Eton College by Arber, Edward
And he stood by While Ralph Roister Doister, with help of Merrygreek, For promise of marriage did unto me seek.
From The Growth of English Drama by Wynne, Arnold
Tears almost steal into our eyes as we read the titles: the Hamlet of 1603, the Taming of the Shrew, 1594, Ralph Roister Doister.
From The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by Hazlitt, William Carew
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
Others make claim for the comedy, "Ralph Roister Doister."
From A History of Pantomime by Broadbent, R. J.
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