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Definition of John Webster
1. Noun. English playwright (1580-1625).
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Webster
Literary usage of John Webster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1901)
"Among that illustrious band John Webster occupies a distinguished place ...
The Works of John Webster, p. ix. The abrupt withdrawal of Webster from writing ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... John Webster (EARLY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY) TITTLE is known of the life
of Shakespeare's greatest pupil in tragedy, John Webster. ..."
3. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes ; with Additional Notes by Isaac Reed, Robert Dodsley, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1825)
"OG John Webster made free by Henry Clinkard, 17 Nov. 1617. All by servitude.
t There is every reason to believe that Webster was a player as well as a poet. ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1868)
"Elisha Webster, son of John Webster and Abiel his wife, was horn Nov. 12, 1713 ;
Jerusha was born Jan. 8, 1714-5; Aaron was born Feb. ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States by United States Supreme Court, William Cranch, Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew Howard, Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1903)
"... the district-attorney of the United States, filed a bill against John Webster,
cashier, and a number of others, as stockholders of the Virginia Saline ..."
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