...Discoveries," collected at a late period in Ben Jonson's life. It is introduced after the following :— " I remember, the players have often mentioned it as...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...

...Discoveries," collected at a late period in Ben Jonson's life. It is introduced after the following : — " I remember, the players have often mentioned it as...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...

...it, we do not esteem it necessary to grapple with the others. In his Discoveries Jonson writes : — "I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writings (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted...

...1673. Sr John Bernard, Knight my noble and ever honoured Patron, was buned 5th of March 1673." 1 " iss your grace's hand: Mowbray, the bishop Scroop,...and all, Are brought to the correction of your law penned), he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand ! Which...

...tells us, his memory began to fail, and printed with the date of 1641 : sec p. 07 in that folio :— " I remember the players have often mentioned it, as...to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out line. My answer hath been, Would be bad blotted a thousand I which they...

...than his verses, shows clearly that at least he was not disposed wilfully to underrate his friend : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as...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...

...Bernard, Knight my noble and ever honoured Patron, was buned 5th of March 1673." 10* See page xxix. 108 " 2X 2 2 penned), he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand ! Which...

...than his verses, shows clearly that at least he was not disposed wilfully to underrate his friend : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as...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...

...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. I hud not told posterity this but for their ignorance, who chose to justify that circumstance to commeud...

...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 out a line. My answer hath...