Excerpt from The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Vol. 3: With the Corrections and Illustrations of Various Commentators, Comprehending a Life of the Poet, and an Enlarged History of the Stage<br/><br/>Mr. Warton has remarked, that in the time of Chaucer, Plays of Miracles appear to have been the common resort of idle gossips in Lent.<br/><br/>About the Publisher<br/><br/>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br/><br/>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.