 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...honour to Shakspeare, that in writing " (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a " line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a " thousand ! which...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... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...who .chofe that circumftance to " commend their friend by, wherein he moft fault" ed : and tojuftify mine own candour, for I loved " the man, and do honour his memory, on this fide •' idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, ho" nefr, and of an open and free nature, had an... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 476 pages
...Shakipcare , that in wri„ ting (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted „ out a line. My answer hath been. Would he ,,had blotted a. thousand! which...posterity ,,this, but for their ignorance, who- chose fh«r „ circumstance to commend their friend by, whe,,rciii he most faulted: and to justify mine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pages
...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, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend " their friend by, wherein he most faulted : and... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...in writing (whatsoever he penned) lie never blotted out a line. My answer " hath been, Would he hud blotted a thousand! which they thought a malevolent...their friend by, wherein he most faulted : and to jus" tify mine own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this " side idolatry,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Dialect literature, Scottish - 1808 - 496 pages
...But though I have availed myself of this assistance to the utmost of my power, and " though I " love the man, and do honour his memory on " this side idolatry as much as any," yet as on many occasions I must exercise my own judgment and discretion, I know not whether the warmth... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...VI, were in fact two old plays written before the time of Shakspeare, and entitled The First Part " blotted a thousand. ' which they thought a malevolent...ignorance, who chose " that circumstance to commend the ir friend by, wherein he most "faulted: and to justify mine own candour, for I loved the man, "and... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...artifice of invidious extenuation. Many years after Shakespeare's death Ben with warmth exclaimed, ' I loved the man .and' do honour his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. lie was indeed honest and of an open and free nature, had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - Dramatists, English - 1816 - 464 pages
...honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand. Which...his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. lie was (indeed) honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 pages
...honour to Shakespeare, that in writing (whatsoever he " penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath " been, Would he had blotted a thousand! which...for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to i:orn" mend their friend by, wherein he most faulted : and to "justify mine own candour, for I loved... | |
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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! 
