 | Ben Jonson - Poets, Latin - 1616 - 418 pages
...Shakspeer wanted arte.' Then recall that 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,... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), John Boyle Earl of Orrery - 1751 - 524 pages
...immortal SHAKESPEARE, we muft own the criticifm of BEN JOHNSON to be perfectly juft, where he fays a, " I remember the players " have often mentioned it as an honour to SHAKESPEARE, " that in his writing, whatfoever he penned, he never <( blotted out a line. My anfwer... | |
 | Robert Shiells, Theophilus Cibber - Poets, English - 1753 - 366 pages
...fort of eflay towards the charafter of Shakefpear. I fhall prefent it the-reader in his own words-; ' I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakefpear, that in writing he never blotted out a line. My anfwer hath been,, would he had blotted... | |
 | British - 1762 - 414 pages
...of eflay towards the character of Shakefpear. I fhall prefent it to the reader in his own words. " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakefpear, that, in writing, he never blotted out a line. My anfwer hath been, would he had blotted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1771 - 490 pages
...Ben Johnfon has made a fort of an effay towards it in his Difcoveries, 1 will give it in his words. " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an " honour to Shakefpeare, that in writing (whatfoever he ic penned) he never blotted out a line. My anfwer hath... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 750 pages
...Jonfon has made a fort of an . efiay towards it in his Dijcovcries, 1 will give it in his words : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an " honour to Shakcfpeare, that in writing (whatfoever he " penned) he never blotted out a Hue. My anfwer hath "... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1116 pages
...J onion has made a fort of an eflây towards it in his Difcweries, I will give it in his words : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakfpvarc, " that in writing (whatlbever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My anlwer " hath... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 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 Shakspere, that in writing (what" soever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been, Would he had blotted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 598 pages
...Jonfon has made a fort of an eflay towards it in his Difcoi>er!e.<, I will give it in his words : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakfpeare. 44 that in writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My anfwer " hath... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 pages
...I the faid Elizabeth have limited and difpofed of all tlut my mefluage with the appurtenances in " I remember the players have often mentioned " it as an honour to Shakfpeare, that in writing " (whatfoever he penned) he never blotted out a " line.' My anfwer hath... | |
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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. 
