Which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted; and to justify mine own candour: for I loved the man, and do honour his memory,... The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 12by William Shakespeare - 1810Full view - About this book
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...remember the players have often mentioned it " as an honour to Shakspcre, that in writing (what" soever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer...•* He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free " nature, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and " gentle expressions ; wherein he flowed with... | |
| British essayists - 1803 - 300 pages
...(whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been ( adds he) Would he had blotted out a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech....any : He was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasie, brave notions and gentle expressions, wherein he flowed with that... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not told posterity this, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend " their friend...He was, indeed, honest, and of an " open and free nature, had an excellent fancy, brave " notions, and gentle expressions : wherein he flowed " with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not told posterity this, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend " their friend...He was, indeed, honest, and " of an open and free nature, had an excellent "fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions; " wherein he flowed with that... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...that in writing (what" soever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been, JVoultl he had blotted a thousand ! " which they thought a..." He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free " nature, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and " gentle expressions ; wherein he flowed with... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 424 pages
...(whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been (adds he) Would he bad blotted out a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech....any : He was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an ex. cellcnt phantasie, brave notions and gentle expressions, wherein he flowed with... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...who chose that " circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted : and to jus" tify mine own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour...any. He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free " nature, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions; wherein " he flowed with that... | |
| Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pages
...remembrance of his companion from his mind. Many years after Shakspeare's death, Ben with warmth exclaimed, " I loved the man, and do honour his memory on this...any. He was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature; had an excellent phantasie, brave notions, and gentle expressions; wherein he flowed with that... | |
| English literature - 1808 - 546 pages
...remembrance of his companion from his mind. Many years after Shakspeare's death, Ben with warmth exclaimed, ' I loved the man* and do honour his memory on this...any. He was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasie, brave notions, and gentle expressions; wherein he flowed with... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...VI, were in fact two old plays writen before the time of Shakspeare, and entitled The First Part " blotted a thousand.' which they thought a malevolent...na' ture, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expres' sions ; wherein he flowed with that facility, that sometimes it ' was necessary he should... | |
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