...thund'ring Eschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles to us, Pacuvius, Aceius, him of Cordova dead, To live again, to hear thy buskin tread And shake a stage...comparison Of all that insolent Greece or haughty Bome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy*d...

...too long to insert, not only is Shakespere as a dramatist, placed above Lylly and Marlowe, but — ' all that insolent Greece, or haughty Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come.' And then he continues, — . . . . ' Look, how the father's face Lives in his issue, even so the raco...

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...For names ; but call forth thund'ring jEschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles, to us, Pacuvius, Aceius, him of Cordova dead, To life again, to hear thy buskin...haughty Rome, Sent forth, or since did from their aslic-s come. Seward has a distich on the cities which claim Homer's birth : Seven wealthy towns contend...

...names ; but call forth thund'ring J&chyliu, Euripides, and Sophocles, to us, Pncuvius, Accius, nun of Cordova dead. To life again, to hear thy buskin tread And shake a stage ; or when thy sucks were on, I/cave thee alone ; for the comparison Of all that insolent Greece, or haughty Rome,...

...Greek, From thence to honor thee, I will not seek For names ; but call forth thundering ^Eschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles to us, Pacuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To live again, to hear thy buskin tread, And shake a stage : or when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone,...

...or haughty Rome " ; he declares (in poetry) of Shakespeare that he may be left alone — " . . . for comparison Of all that insolent Greece or haughty...Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come." And yet he never, while going from one to the other, mentions Shakespeare to Bacon or Bacon to Shakespeare...

...Greek, From thence to honour thee, I will not seek For names : but call forth thundering Eschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles to us ; Pacuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To live again, to hear thy buskin tread, And shake a stage ; or, when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone...

...Greek, From thence to honour thee I will not seek For names : but call forth thundering yEschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles to us, Pacuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To live again, to hear thy buskin tread, And shake a stage : or when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone...

...Greek, From thence to honour thee, I would not seek For names ; but cull forth thund'ring vEsfkylus, Euripides, and Sophocles, to us, Pacuvius, Accius,...haughty Rome, Sent forth, or since did from their ashes uome. Seward has a distich on the cities which claim Homer's birth : Seven wealthy towns contend for...