The Works of Ben Jonson: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a Biographical Memoir, Volume 8Bickers and Son, 1875 - English drama |
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... none at this period : add too , that the earl of Leices- ter ( if he was the possessor of Kenelworth castle ) died in 1626 ; so that the date is probably too late , by a year . But a spirit very civil , Neither poet's god ,
... none at this period : add too , that the earl of Leices- ter ( if he was the possessor of Kenelworth castle ) died in 1626 ; so that the date is probably too late , by a year . But a spirit very civil , Neither poet's god ,
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... poet's god , nor devil , An old Kenelworth fox , The ghost of captain Cox , For which I am the bolder , To wear a cock on each shoulder . This captain Cox , by St. Mary , Was at Bullen with king Ha - ry ; And ( if some do not vary ) Had ...
... poet's god , nor devil , An old Kenelworth fox , The ghost of captain Cox , For which I am the bolder , To wear a cock on each shoulder . This captain Cox , by St. Mary , Was at Bullen with king Ha - ry ; And ( if some do not vary ) Had ...
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... poet's first exhibition before his new sovereign , and it did not discredit him ; for there is a considerable degree of humour , as well as satire , in the part of Johphiel ; the latter of which must have been fully felt and enjoyed at ...
... poet's first exhibition before his new sovereign , and it did not discredit him ; for there is a considerable degree of humour , as well as satire , in the part of Johphiel ; the latter of which must have been fully felt and enjoyed at ...
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... poet's side , appear in the Tale of a Tub , written in 1633 , and from the language there used , it is more than probable that the quarrel ori- ginated not with him , but his associate . If the reader has looked through these Masques ...
... poet's side , appear in the Tale of a Tub , written in 1633 , and from the language there used , it is more than probable that the quarrel ori- ginated not with him , but his associate . If the reader has looked through these Masques ...
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... This miserable pun upon Inigo , is copied by the poet's friend , Philip , earl of Pembroke , in some angry re- marks upon Jones , written in the margin of his work on Stonehenge . An . O be not jealous , brother ! What 136 LOVE'S WELCOME.
... This miserable pun upon Inigo , is copied by the poet's friend , Philip , earl of Pembroke , in some angry re- marks upon Jones , written in the margin of his work on Stonehenge . An . O be not jealous , brother ! What 136 LOVE'S WELCOME.
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Page 320 - Yet must I not give Nature all : thy art My gentle Shakespeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's matter, Nature be, His art doth give the fashion.
Page 260 - Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine; But might I of Jove's nectar sup, I would not change for thine. I sent thee late a rosy wreath, Not so much honouring thee...
Page 320 - And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please, But antiquated and deserted lie As they were not of Nature's family.
Page 317 - Above the ill fortune of them, or the need : I, therefore, will begin : — Soul of the age, The applause, delight, the wonder of our stage, My Shakspeare, rise ! I will not lodge thee by Chaucer, or Spenser; or bid Beaumont lie A little further, to make thee a room * : Thou art a monument without a tomb ; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give.
Page 425 - My conceit of his person was never increased toward him by his place or honours ; but I have and do reverence him for the greatness that was only proper to himself; in that he seemed to me ever by his work one of the greatest men and most worthy of admiration that had been in many ages. In his adversity I ever prayed that God would give him strength, for greatness he could not want...
Page 296 - Through swords, through seas, whither she would ride. Do but look on her eyes, they do light All that Love's world compriseth! Do but look on her hair, it is bright As Love's star when it riseth!
Page 30 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known; In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between...
Page 222 - Weep with me, all you that read This little story : And know, for whom a tear you shed Death's self is sorry. 'Twas a child that so did thrive In grace and feature, As heaven and nature seemed to strive Which owned the creature.
Page 319 - Euripides, and Sophocles to us, Pacuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To life again, to hear thy buskin tread, And shake a stage; or, when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone for the comparison Of all that insolent Greece or haughty Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come.
Page 296 - Or the nard in the fire ? Or have tasted the bag of the bee ? O so white, O so soft, O so sweet is she! From...