 I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing, whatsoever he penned, he never blotted out line. My answer hath been, 'Would he had blotted a thousand'; which they thought a malevolent speech.  Letters to 'The Times', 1884-1922 - Pagina 279door Thomas Case - 1927 - 284 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 pagina’s
...arte.' Then recall that other saying, not to be found fault with, in the Discoveries : 'I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to...his writing (Whatsoever he penned) he never blotted a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand.' We are not criticising these judgments... | |
 | Pliny (the Younger.), John Boyle Earl of Orrery - 1751 - 524 pagina’s
...SHAKESPEARE, we muft own the criticifm of BEN JOHNSON to be perfectly juft, where he fays a, " I remember the players " have often mentioned it as an honour to SHAKESPEARE, " that in his writing, whatfoever he penned, he never <( blotted out a line. My anfwer hath been, would be bad " llottid a... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 pagina’s
...has made a sort of an essay towards it in his Discoveries, I will give it in his words : "I remember the players have often mentioned it " as an honour to Shakespeare, that in writing— what " soever. he penned — he never blotted out a line. " My answer hath been, Would lie... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 352 pagina’s
...has made a sort of an essay towards it in his Discoveries, I will give it in his words : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pagina’s
...has made a sort of an essay towards it in his Discoveries, I will give it in his words : " I remember the players have often mentioned it as\ " an honour to Shakespeare, that in writing (whatsoever he " penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath " been, Would he had blotted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844
...written in old age, when as he tells us, his memory began to fail , and printed in 1641 : — "I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to...writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out line. My answer hath been , Would he had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1844 - 600 pagina’s
...when, as he tells us, his memory began to fail, and printed with the date of 1641:— " 1 remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to...writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 598 pagina’s
...when, as he tells us, his memory began to fail, and printed with the date of 1641 : — " I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to...writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech.... | |
 | 1874 - 898 pagina’s
...afford any conclusive evidence, however probable, that lie was the original author. I remember (says Ben Jonson) the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writings (whatsoever he penn'd) hee never blotted out a line. " We have only to suppose for a moment,"... | |
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