...in learning, solid but slow in his performances ; Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing', could turn with all...winds by the quickness of his wit and invention." But neither the profits nor pleasures of the theatre, "the feast of reason," nor "the flow of soul"...

...higher in learning, solid but slow in performance ; Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." But they and their debates, their triumphs and defeats, are gone, and have long been past all human...

...man-of-war, "lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, turning with all tides, tacking about, and taking advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention." "Gentle Shakspeare," as Jonson called him, is described by Aubrey as a handsome, well-shaped man, graceful...

...higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances ; Shakespeare with the English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." 72 « Fuller's Worthies, tbl. p. 126, A a a. The following specimens of our poet's wit are poor enough....

...Shakespeare to an English man-of-war, " lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, tacking about, and taking advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention." It is just this quickness of wit and invention which is the special characteristic of both Benedick...

...^ A '^JKi' ^' 34. L'Estrange's anecdote of Shakespeare and Jonson, 1629-55. lish man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. He died Anno Domini 16... and was buried at Stratford upon Avon, the town of his nativity.13 'Which...

...in learning; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English Man of War, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. [H&S 11:510] Herford and the Simpsons are sufficiently drawn to the account to place some credence...

...higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. - Fuller's Worthies It is inconceivable, finally, that Untermeyer proofread his galleys: 'Clearest...

...higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances; Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all...winds by the quickness of his wit and invention'. Thomas Plume, around 1657, said Shakespeare was a glover's son and that 'Will was a good honest fellow,...

...Shakespeare, meanwhile, is a nimble English warship, 'lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, [which] could mm with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.' The earliest, and most likely to be authentic, of these anecdotes is the following, recorded in several...