 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...and had very early opportunities of inquiry from Sir W. Davenant, that he was no extraordinary aBor ; and that the top of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. Yet this chef d'tsuvre did not please : I will give you an original stroke at it. Dr. Lodge, who was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 476 pages
...play; and though 1 have inquired , I could never meet with any further account of him this way, than that the top of his performance was the Ghost in his own. Haml«t. I should have been much more pleased , to have learned from certain authority, -which was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pages
...play ; and though I have inquired, I could never meet with any further account of him this way, than that the top of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. I should have been much more pleased to have learned from certain authority which was the first play... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...play ; and though I have enquired, I could never meet with any further account of him this way, than that the top of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. I should have been much more pleased, to liavc learned from certain- authority, which was the first... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...natural inclination. — Nor have we any reason to suppose, that he did act exceeding 'ivell. Howe tells us, from the information of Betterton, who was...of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. Yet this chef tfoeuvre did not please: I will give you an original stroke at it. Dr. Lodge, who was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...not natural inclination.—Nor have we any reason to suppose, that he did act exceeding well. Howe tells us, from the information of Betterton, who was...of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. Yet this chef tfoeum-e did .not please: I will give you an original stroke at it. Dr. Lodge, who was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 476 pages
...Dr. Johnson's Appendix, I must horrow, as usual, from Dr. Farmer : " Shakspeare is said to have heen no extraordinary actor ; and that the top of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. Yet this chrf d'auvre did not please : I will give you an original stroke at it. Dr. Lodge puhlished... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 484 pages
...Dr. Johnson's Appendix, I must borrow, as usual, from Dr. Farmer : " Shakspeare is said to hare been no extraordinary actor ; and that the top of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. Yet this chef d'auvre did not please : I will give you an original stroke at it. Dr. Lodge published... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 470 pages
...Dr. Johnson's Appendix, I must horrow, as usual, from Dr. Farmer : " Shakspeare is said to hare heen no extraordinary actor ; and that the top of his performance •was the Ghost in his own Hamlel. Yet this chef d'auvre did not please : I will give you an original stroke at it. Dr. Lodge... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pages
...play : and though I have inquired, I could never meet with any further account of him this way than that the top of his performance was the Ghost in his own Hamlet. I should have been much more pleased, to have learned, from some certain authority, which was the first... | |
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His name is printed, as the custom was in those times, amongst those of the other players, before some old plays, but without any particular account of what sort of parts he used to play : and though I have inquired, I could never meet with any further... 
