 | John Jones - English literature - 1831 - 362 pages
...the King's Majesty's Water-Poet." " This journey," says he, " was undertaken, neither in imitation or emulation of any man, but only devised by myself,...this kingdom of England and that of Scotland, and TAYLOR THE WATER POET. 47 because I would be an eye-witness of divers things which I had heard of that... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1831 - 622 pages
...the King's Majesty's Water-Poet.' ' This journey,' says he, ' was undertaken, neither in imitation or emulation of any man, but only devised by myself,...many shallow-brained critics do lay an aspersion on mo that I was set on by others, or that I did undergo this project either in malice or mockery of Master... | |
 | Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) - 1842 - 104 pages
...any man, but onely deuised by myselfe, on purpose to make triall of my friends, both in this Kingdome of England, and that of Scotland, and because I would be an eye-witnes of diuers things which I had heard of that Countrey; and whereas many shallow-brain'd Critickes,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Drummond - 1842 - 96 pages
...man, but onely deuised by myselfe, on purpose to make triall of my friends, both in tliis Kingdome of England, and that of Scotland, and because I would be an eye-witnes of diuers things which I had heard of that Countrey ; and whereas many shallow-brain'd Critickes,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1844 - 246 pages
...which precedes this description of his travels, says they " were not undertaken neither in imitation or emulation of any man, but only devised by myself,...in this kingdom of England and that of Scotland." His travels were thus a test of the hospitality of the country in the year 1618 ; in which year, on... | |
 | 1853 - 298 pages
...any man, but onely deuised by myselfe, on purpose to make triall of my friends, both in this Kingdome of England, and that of Scotland, and because I would be an eye-witnes of diuers things which I had heard of that Countrey; and whereas many shallow-brain'd Critickes,... | |
 | Thomas Amyot, John Payne Collier, William Durrant Cooper, Alexander Dyce, Barron Field, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright - English drama - 1853 - 510 pages
...any man, but onely deuised by myselfe, on purpose to make triall of my friends, both in this Kingdome of England, and that of Scotland, and because I would be an eye-witnes of diuers things which I had heard of that Countrey ; and whereas many shallow-brain'd Critickes,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1858 - 574 pages
...set out from his native London on the 14th of July, on a journey to Scotland—' because,' says he, ' I would be an eye-witness of divers things which I had heard of that country.' He called it a Pennyless Pilgrimage, because he intended to attempt making his way without any funds... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Scotland - 1858 - 570 pages
...out from his native London on the 14th of July, on a journey to Scotland — ' because,' says he, ' I would be an eye-witness of divers things which I had heard of that country.' He called it a Pennyless Pilgrimage, because he intended to attempt making his way without any funds... | |
 | Thomas Bedford - 1872 - 798 pages
...SALUTATION. ?ADER, these Travels of mine into Scotland, were not undertaken, neither in imitation, or emulation of any man, but only devised by myself,...England, and that of Scotland, and because I would be aw- eye-witness of divers things which I had Iieard of that Country ; an& whereas- many shallow-brained... | |
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... kingdome of England, and that of Scotland, and because I would be an eyewitness of divers things, which I had heard of that Country... 
