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And  all  the  miiem  and  wo  men  merely  players »       A*|  *f  •* 
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THE  FRONTISPIECE  AND  SEVEN  SUBJECTS  COMMENCING  THIS 
VOLUME,  ARE  ENGRAVED  ON  STEEL  BY  MR,  EDWARD  GOODALL, 
AFTER  A  SERIES  OF  ORIGINAL  DRAWINGS  BY  DANIEL  MACLISE, 
ESQ.,  R.A.,  PRESENTED  TO  THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE  ART-UNION  OF 
LONDON.  THE  TITLE  PAGE  AND  SEVEN  PLATES  OF  TEXT  WITH 
ORNAMENTAL  BORDERS,  WERE  DESIGNED  AND  ENGRAVED  BY 

MR.  F.  P.  BECKER. 

THE  EIGHT  WOOD-CUTS,  SUCCEEDING  THE  ABOVE,  WERE  DRAWN  AND 
ENGRAVED  BY  THE  FOLLOWING  ARTISTS. 

"ALL  THE  WORLD'S  A  STAGE." 

WILLIAM  MULREADY,  ESQ.,  R.A.  JOHN  THOMPSON. 

THE  INFANT. 

SIR  DAVID  WILKIE,  R.A.  JOHN  THOMPSON. 

THE  SCHOOL-BOY. 

WILLIAM  COLLINS,  ESQ.,  R.A.  JOHN  THOMPSON. 

THE  LOVER. 

A.  E.  CHALON,  ESQ.,  R.A.  JOHN  THOMPSON. 

THE  SOLDIER. 

A.  COOPER,  ESQ.,  R.A.  JOHN  JACKSON. 

THE  JUSTICE. 

SIR  A.  W.  CALCOTT,  R.A.  JOHN  THOMPSON. 

"THE  LEAN  AND  SLIPPER'D  PANTALOON." 

SIR  EDWIN  LANDSEER,  R.A.  S.  WILLIAMS. 

"LAST  SCENE  OF  ALL!" 

WILLIAM  HILTON,  ESQ.,  R.A.  S.  WILLIAMS. 


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to  s 


SigMmg  like  furnace, with  a 


Made  to  Ms  mistress9  eyelb row 


Frail  of  wise  saws  and 
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Tke  sixth  age  gjaifts 
Imt©  the  learn  amd  slippered  pamlaliwrai? 

©m  iwse,,  amci  BoiacJli  om  aide 


Ear  Ms  slirmmk  akarnks?  amd  Ms  Mg 
Turning  agaim  toward  cMidisik  irelble,  pipes 
wMstles  am  kia 


Last  seeme  01! 

ends  this  strange  eYentfriil  M story. 
Is  secomcl  dkildiskness^  anii  mere 
Sams  teeth,  sans  eyes9  sans  la^te,  sams  eTeryiMmg,, 


Maclise,  Daniel 

The  seven  ages  of 
Shakespeare  illustrated 


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