 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 672 pages
...part of thefe anecdotes has been considered. We are next told, that " he began early to make cflays in dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his playes took well." On thefe points, 1 imagine, there cannot be much variety of opinion. Mr. Aubrey was undoubtedly miftaken in his conjecture,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 670 pages
...Now Ben Johnfon was never a good aftor, but an excellent inftruétor. He began early to make eiTays in dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his plays took well. He was a handfome well fhaped man ; verie good company, and of a very ready, and pleafant,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...well. Now Ben Jonfon was never a good actor, but an excellent inftructor. He began early to make cflays in dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his plays took well. He was a handfome well fhaped man ; verie good company, and of a very ready, and pleafant,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pages
...part of these anecdotes has been considered. We are next told, that ** he began early to make essays in dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his playes took well." On these points, I imagine,there cannot be much variety of opinion, Mr. Aubrey was undoubtedly mistaken... | |
 | 1816 - 600 pages
...Jonson was never a good actor, but an excellent instructor.) He began early to make essays in dramalique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his playes took well. He was a handsome well shaped man, verie good company, and of a very ready, and pleasant, and smooth... | |
 | John Walker - 1813 - 1014 pages
...Now B. Jonson was never a good actor, but an excellent instructor. He began early to make Essayes at Dramatique Poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his playes tooke well. He was a handsome well shap't man, very good company, and of a very readie and pleasant... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...Now B. Jonson never was a good actor, but an excellent instructor. He began early to make essayes at dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his playes tooke well. He was a handsome well stiap't man, very good company, and of a very readie and pleasant... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1817 - 708 pages
...from written testimony. Aubery tells us, from the former source, that " he began early to make essays in dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his plays took well -f ;" and from the nature and extent of the allusions in the following passage from... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 1022 pages
...an actor at one of the play-bouses, and did act exceedingly well. He began early to make essayes at illiam Shakespeare tooke well." This is good to a certain extent ; but the truth probably is, that some freak, or it might... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 pages
...Now Ben Jonson never was a good actor, but an excellent instructor. He began early to make essayes at dramatique poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his playes tooke well. He was a handsome, well-shap't man, very good company, and of a very readie and pleasant... | |
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Jonson was never a good actor, but an excellent instructor. He began early to make Essayes at Dramatique Poetry, which at that time was very lowe, and his playes tooke well. He was a handsome well shap't man, very good company, and of a very readie and... 
