The Life of Shakespeare: Copied from the Best Sources, Without Comment (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Life of Shakespeare: Copied From the Best Sources, Without Comment

Mr. Halliwell-phillipps says the name Shakespeare probably arose in the thirteenth century, when surnames derived from personal occupations first came into general use in this country; and it appears to have rapidly be come a favorite patronymic. The origin Of it is suffi ciently Obvious.

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