. William Shakespere : a biography. [LinlithgciT. A BIOliliAlMY. comedies by the company of Lawrence Fletcher, no changes m taste dnrini:half a century could be more striking than such a contrast of the new drama ofKngland with the old drama of Scotland. But we apprehend that LawrenceFletcher went in another direction. The English comedians, servants to James VL, might have contributed tothe solace and recreation of the King in the noble castle where he was years before Stirling had been the scene of rare festivities, on the occu- •■■■VstsSAgs f#^. [Stirling;, j sioii of the baptism
. William Shakespere : a biography. [LinlithgciT. A BIOliliAlMY. comedies by the company of Lawrence Fletcher, no changes m taste dnrini:half a century could be more striking than such a contrast of the new drama ofKngland with the old drama of Scotland. But we apprehend that LawrenceFletcher went in another direction. The English comedians, servants to James VL, might have contributed tothe solace and recreation of the King in the noble castle where he was years before Stirling had been the scene of rare festivities, on the occu- •■■■VstsSAgs f#^. [Stirling;, j sioii of the baptism of Prince Henry, Ft was a place fit for a monarchs resi-dence. From these walls he could look at once upon the fertility and thegrandeur of his dominions—its finest river, its boldest mountains, the vale ofthe Forth, and the summits of Ben Lomond. He could here cherish tlieproudest recollections of his countrys independence. Stirling must have beendear to James as the residence of his boyhood, where he learnt to make Latinverses from Buchanan, the most elegant of pedagogues. He would, perhaps,be prouder of his school-room in the old castle than of its historical associations,and would look with greater delight upon the little valley where he had onceseen a gentle tournament, than upon the battle-fields of Cambuskenneth anaBannockhuni. Stirling was better fitted for the ceremonial displays of tli(^ ■157 WrLLIAM SlIAKSPERK : Scottish Court than the quiet residence of a nion;ircli like James VI. We haveseen no record of sucli displays in the autumn
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