 had little real admiration for the greatest of poets: and he frequently read aloud from Ben Jonson's ' Discoveries:'— ' I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writings, whatsoever he penned, he never blotted...  Selected Essays - Page 118by Abraham Hayward - 1878Full view - About this book
 | Ben Jonson - Poets, Latin - 1616 - 418 pages
...3) : 'That Shakspeer wanted arte.' Then recall that other saying, not to be found fault with, in the Discoveries: 'I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (Whatsoever he penned) he never blotted a line. My answer hath been,... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), John Boyle Earl of Orrery - 1751 - 524 pages
...immortal Shakespeare, we muft own the criticifm of Ben Johnson to be perfectly juft, where he fays a , " I remember the players " have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, " that in his writing, whatfoever he penned, he never *i blotted out a line. My anfwer... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 384 pages
...fort of eifay towards the characler of Shakefpear. I fhall prefent it the reader in his own words, ' I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakerpear, that in writing he never blotted out a line. My anfwer hath been, would he-had blotted... | |
 | British - 1762 - 414 pages
...of eflay towards the character of Shakefpear. I fhall prefent it to the reader in his own words. " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakefpear, that, in writing, he never blotted out a line. My anfwer hath been, would he had blotted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...Ben Jonson has made a sort of an essay towards it in his Discoveries, I will give it in his words: " I remember the players have often mentioned it " as an honour to Shakspere, that in writing (what" soever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 598 pages
...Ben Jonfon has made a fort of an eflay towards it in his Difcovei7<v, I will give it in his words : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakfpeare, " that in writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My anfwei " hath... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...I the faid Elizabeth have limited and difpofed of all that my melTuage with the appurtenance* in " I remember the players have often mentioned " it as an honour to Shakfpeare, that in writing *' (whatfoever he penned) he never blotted out a " line.' My anfwer hath... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1795 - 418 pages
...Johnfon. has made a fort of an eflay towards it in his Dlfcoiierus, I will • give it in his words. 1 " I remember the players have often mentioned it as "an honour to Shakefpeare, that in writing, whatfo" ever, he penned, he never blotted out a line. My " anfwer hath... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1798 - 478 pages
...PERTH: Jonfon has made a fort of an effay towards it ii his Difcoveries, I will give it in his words: " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakefpeare, that in writing (whatfoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My anfwer hath been,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...Ben Jonson has made a sort of an essay towards it in his Discoveries, I will give it in his words: " I remember the players have often mentioned " it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing " (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a " line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted... | |
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