An Examination of the Charges Maintained by Messrs. Malone, Chalmers, and Others, of Ben Jonson's Enmity, &c. Towards ShakspeareTaylor and Hessey, 1808 - 62 pages |
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... appears also among the actors of his tragedy of Sejanus , in 1603 ; and tradition has given to the former the merit of having in- troduced his companion to the stage . For the honour of literature , for the respect and venera- tion ...
... appears also among the actors of his tragedy of Sejanus , in 1603 ; and tradition has given to the former the merit of having in- troduced his companion to the stage . For the honour of literature , for the respect and venera- tion ...
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... appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames , That so did take Eliza , and our James ! But stay ; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd , and made a constellation there : - Shine forth , thou star of poets ; and with rage ...
... appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames , That so did take Eliza , and our James ! But stay ; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd , and made a constellation there : - Shine forth , thou star of poets ; and with rage ...
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... elevation . If this strong case could be made out , his writings ought to be condemned to the hands of the hangman , and his name be consigned to perpetual infamy . If , however , it shall appear that his fair fame has been black- 6.
... elevation . If this strong case could be made out , his writings ought to be condemned to the hands of the hangman , and his name be consigned to perpetual infamy . If , however , it shall appear that his fair fame has been black- 6.
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Octavius Gilchrist. it shall appear that his fair fame has been black- ened , his memory traduced , and his writings perverted , for the unworthy purpose of raising a rival poet on the ruins of his reputation ; and that malevolent ...
Octavius Gilchrist. it shall appear that his fair fame has been black- ened , his memory traduced , and his writings perverted , for the unworthy purpose of raising a rival poet on the ruins of his reputation ; and that malevolent ...
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... appear ; " says Mr. Malone . " His retaliation , " he continues , " we may be well assured , contained no gross or illiberal abuse ; and , perhaps , did not go beyond a ballad or an epigram , which may have perished with things of ...
... appear ; " says Mr. Malone . " His retaliation , " he continues , " we may be well assured , contained no gross or illiberal abuse ; and , perhaps , did not go beyond a ballad or an epigram , which may have perished with things of ...
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