> > Changing tack, and more in support of dave's point, maybe there's a
> > watershed around 1593, when the theatres are closed for 18 months due to
a
> > slight outbreak of plague. After that, Bill is less "orthodox".
>
> this was due to him coming to Macclesfield and meeting a gorgeous dark
lady
> who taught him a few things about life! (she is buried in Gawsworth
Church -
> fourth of a row of six sisters)
>
> Liz
Ah, Liz, but she wasn't his muse, inaccessible or otherwise -- that was the
toy-boy. Bill addresses (which would fit dave's criterion for muse-figures)
1-126 TO Whateverhisnamewas. He writes ABOUT the Dark Lady in the rest. No
dialogue there.
Robin
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