...been present at them in person,—when he wrote:— " Which two I behold like a great Spanish Galleon and an English Man-of-War; Master Jonson (like the...advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Milton, also, though too young to have known Shakespeare, could scarcely fail to have spoken...

...witcombats betwixt him [viz., Shakespeare] and B. Jonson ; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war : Master Jonson (like the...advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." This report comes from the year 1662, and Fuller was only eight years old when Shakespeare...

...person, when he wrote : — "Which two I behold like a great Spanish Galleon and an English Manof - War ; Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher...advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." And yet the Baconians would have us believe that Ben Jonson, despite this frequent collision...

...record has been bequeathed to us by Thomas Fuller: — "Which two I behold like a great Spanish Galleon and an English Man-of-War ; Master Jonson (like the...advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." "Brilliant talk would seem to have come to Shakespeare as easily as brilliant writing,...

...Ben Jonson; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-ofwar. Master Johnson, like the former, was built far higher in learning;...advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention. Such a word-picture as this is worth volumes of conjecture. After Shakespeare and Ben Jonson,...

...Worthies, where he tells of their many wit-combats: "Which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war. Master Jonson, like the...advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention." § 1 6. Hours of brilliant wit-combat in the London tavern did not cause Shakespeare to...

...remains, except in Fuller's honest page. " Many," says that worthy man, " were the wit-combates betwixt him and Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish...in his performances ; Shakespeare with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take...

...the wit-combats betwixt Shakespeare and Ben Jonson ; which two I behold like a great Spanish ga1l^on and an English man-of-war : master Jonson (like the...advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention." PAGE 118. — The text of this beautiful Scottish ballad is from the first authentic edition,...

...wit-combats betwixt him (Shakespeare) and Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great ga'leon and an English man-of-war. Master Jonson, like the...advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." An anecdote from " Merry Passages and resolved at last.' ' I prithee what J ' sayes he....

...the wit-combats betwixt Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, which two I beheld like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war. Master Jonson, like the...advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." — Fuller's Worthies {1662). MONG the galaxy of great dramatic poets which adorned the...