 Sat.—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.  The British Quarterly Review - Página 207editado por - 1857Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 páginas
...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...his writing (Whatsoever he penned) he never blotted a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand.' We are not criticising these judgments... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), John Boyle Earl of Orrery - 1751 - 524 páginas
...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 hath been, would be bad " llottid a... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 páginas
...they originate. Ben Jonson says, ' that the players often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been ( adds he) Would he had blotted out a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not... | |
 | 1856 - 634 páginas
...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 been, " Would he had blotted out a thousand ! " ' Rogers always laid a strong emphasis on the concluding sentence. He one morning... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 páginas
...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 Shakespeare, that in writing— what " soever. he penned — he never blotted out a line. " My answer hath been, Would lie... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 páginas
...remember the players have often mentioned it " as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing (what" soever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been, JVoultl he had blotted a thousand ! " which they thought a malevolent speech. I had " not told posterity... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 424 páginas
...which they originate. Ben Jonson says, ' that the players often mentioned itas an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been (adds he) Would he bad blotted out a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told... | |
 | 1925 - 948 páginas
...an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing he never blotted out a line," Jonson's answer was, " Would he had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech. Jonson easily rebutted the charge of malevolence. " He lov'd the man," said be, " and do honour his... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1817 - 432 páginas
...they originate. Ben Jonson says, ' that the players often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a fme. My answer hath been (adds he) Would he had blotted out a thousand! which they thought a malevolent... | |
 | 1821 - 730 páginas
...in his writing (whatsoever he penn'd) bee never blotted out [a] line. My answer hath beene, would be had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity fliis, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he... | |
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