 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 416 pages
...borrow their complexion from the times in which they originate. Ben Jonson says, ' that the players often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that...his writing (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... | |
 | English essays - 1823 - 380 pages
...borrow their complexion from the times in which they originate. Ben Jonson says. ' that the players often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that...his writing, 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...Ben Jonson has made a sort of an essay towards it in his Discoveries, I will give it in his words : " wy. t The Imrdern of England and Scotland. j General di»|«Mliun. ', Kni:li'ciHd. writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had a blotted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 350 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 Shakespeare, that in writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been,... | |
 | 1824 - 312 pages
...Ben Jonsun has made a sort of essay of it in his Discoveries, we will give it in his own words : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing (whatever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, V/ould he had a blotted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1825 - 508 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 a blotted... | |
 | Theater - 1821 - 464 pages
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 | Library - 1827 - 712 pages
...childhood. Ben Jonson has made a sort of ail essay upon Shakspeare, in his Discoveries : his words are — " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out aline. My unswer hath been, Would he had blotted... | |
 | 1830 - 584 pages
...the farther it runs from reason and possibility, with them the better it is." " De Shakspeare nostra. "I remember the players have often mentioned it, as...his writing, (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been — would he had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent... | |
 | 1830 - 566 pages
...farther it runs from reason and possibility, with them the better it is." " De Shakspeare nostra. " I remember the players have often mentioned it, as...Shakspeare, that in his writing, (whatsoever he penned) lie never blotted out a line. My answer hath been — would he had blotted a thousand ! which they... | |
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I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, "Would he ' had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech. 
