 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 Seiten
...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, Would he had blotted a thousand.' We are not criticising these judgments... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 Seiten
...his words : " I remember the players have often mentioned " it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing " (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted...speech. " I had not told posterity this, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend " their friend by, wherein he most faulted: and... | |
 | 1856 - 634 Seiten
...remember the players have often ' mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writings, ' whatsoever he penned, he never blotted out a line. My ' answer hath been, " Would he had blotted out a thousand ! " ' Rogers always laid a strong emphasis on the concluding sentence. He one morning... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 Seiten
...they originate. Ben Jonson says, ' that the players often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in 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 malevolent speech. I had not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 Seiten
...the players have often mentioned it " as an honour to Shakespeare, that in writing— what " soever. he penned — he never blotted out a line. " My answer hath been, Would lie had blotted a thou" sand! which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not told posterity this,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 Seiten
...remember the players have often mentioned it " as an honour to Shakspeare, 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 malevolent speech. I had " not told posterity... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 424 Seiten
...which they originate. Ben Jonson says, ' that the players often mentioned itas an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (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. I had not told... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1817 - 432 Seiten
...they originate. Ben Jonson says, ' that the players often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a fme. My answer hath been (adds he) Would he had blotted out a thousand! which they thought a malevolent... | |
 | 1925 - 948 Seiten
...an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing he never blotted out a line," Jonson's answer was, " Would he had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech. Jonson easily rebutted the charge of malevolence. " He lov'd the man," said be, " and do honour his... | |
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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 line. My answer hath been, 'Would he had blotted a thousand'; which they thought a malevolent speech. 
