...they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein...was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free nature, bad an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions : wherein he flowed with that facility,...

...and eternal. Ben Jonson, his contemporary, thus characterizes him. ' I loved the man, and do honor his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and tree nature : had an excellent fancy, brave notions and gentle expressions ; wherein he flowed with...

...excite no surprise. ' I loved the man,' says Jonson, with a noble burst of enthusiasm, ' and do honor his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. He...was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature.' ' My gentle Shakspeare ' is the language of the same great man, in his poem to the memory of our bard...

...turns again, too, it will be noticed, instantly after, to the more personal attributes of Shakspcarc. " He was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions, wherein he ßowfd with that facility tftat sometimes...

...friendship, can excite no surprise. " I loved the man," says Jonson, with a noble burst of enthusiasm, " e curst, it is for policy : For she's not froward,...dove ; She is not hot, but temperate as the morn ; ;" and Rowe, repeating the uncontradicted rumour of times past, has told us, " that every one, who...

...candour, for I loved the man, and do " honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. " He~was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free nature, • " had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expres" sions; wherein he flowed with that facility, that some- j...

...excite no surprise. ' I loved the man,' says Jonson, with a noble burst of enthusiasm, ' and do honor his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. He...was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature.' ' My gentle Shakspeare ' is the language of the same great man, in his poem to the memory of our bard...

...we not believe that some deep remembrance of unusual kindness induced him to write of Shakspere, " I loved the man, and do honour his memory on this...was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature ?" We have no hesitation in abiding by the common sense of Gifford, who treated with ineffable scorn...

...as well as a sterling writer) declares, " I do love the man and honour his memory, on this side of idolatry, as much as any : he was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature;" and the editors of the folio edition of the plays, say that they have collected them " to keep the...

...they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance , who chuse that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein...and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent fancy, brave notions , and gentle expressions , wherein he flowed with that facility, that sometimes...