 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pagina’s
...soever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand! " which they thought a malevolent speech. I had " not...wherein he most faulted : and to justify mine " own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour " his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. •*... | |
 | British essayists - 1803 - 300 pagina’s
...penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been ( adds he) Would he had blotted out a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not...wherein he most faulted ; and to justify mine own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his memory on this side idolatry as much as any : He was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pagina’s
...he penned) he never blotted out a " line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a " thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not told posterity this, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend " their friend by, wherein he most faulted: and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 476 pagina’s
...he penned) he never blotted „ out a line. My answer hath been. Would he ,,had blotted a. thousand! which they thought ,,a malevolent speech. I had not...posterity ,,this, but for their ignorance, who- chose fh«r „ circumstance to commend their friend by, whe,,rciii he most faulted: and to justify mine... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pagina’s
...penned — he never blotted out a line. " My answer hath been, Would lie had blotted a thou" sand! which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not told posterity this, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend " their friend by, wherein he most faulted : and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pagina’s
...he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been, JVoultl he had blotted a thousand ! " which they thought a malevolent speech. I had " not...wherein he most faulted : and to justify mine " own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour " his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. "... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pagina’s
...(whatsoever he penned) lie never blotted out a line. My answer " hath been, Would he hud blotted a thousand! which they thought a malevolent " speech. I had not...their friend by, wherein he most faulted : and to jus" tify mine own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this " side idolatry,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pagina’s
...old plays writen before the time of Shakspeare, and entitled The First Part " blotted a thousand.' which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not...wherein he most " faulted: and to justify mine own candour, for I loved the man, " and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much " as any.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pagina’s
...old plays written before the time of Shakspeare, and entitled The First Part " blotted a thousand. ' which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not...ignorance, who chose " that circumstance to commend the ir friend by, wherein he most "faulted: and to justify mine own candour, for I loved the man, "and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pagina’s
...(whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not...wherein he most faulted : and to justify mine " own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour " his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. "... | |
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I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, " Would he had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech. 
