Few of the university pen plays well; they smell too much of that writer Ovid and that writer Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Jupiter. Why, here's our fellow Shakespeare puts them all down, aye, and Ben Jonson too. The Twentieth Century - Page 2891909Full view - About this book
| Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 pages
...in midwinter 1601-2 (Hazlitt's Dodsley 9. 194): 'Kemp [to Burbage]. Few of the university pen play well; they smell too much of that writer Ovid and...Shakespeare puts them all down — ay, and Ben Jonson too. O. that Ben Jonson is a pestilent fellow ; he brought up Horace, giving the poets a pill ; but our... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...represented (particularly Kempe) as leaden spouts — very illiterate. "Few of the university (says Kempe) pen plays well; they smell too .much of that writer Ovid, and that writer Metamorphosis : — why here 's our Fellow Shakspeare puts them all down. Farma The sentence delivered by Grumio,... | |
| Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pages
...teaching will mend these faults ; and it may be, besides, they will be able to pen a part." Kempe.—" Few of the university pen plays well; they smell too...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter. Why here's our fellow Shakspeave put them (the University poets) all down, ay, and Ben Jonson... | |
| 1808 - 546 pages
...from the Return of Parnassus, wherein Kempe, in a supposed dialogue with Burbage, is made to say, " Few of the university pen plays well ; they smell...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter. Why here's pur fellow Shakspeare put them (the university poets) all down, ay, and Ben Jonson... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 618 pages
...faults, and it may bee beside? they wil! be able to pen a part. Kempe. Few of the university pen plaies well ; they smell too much of that writer Ovid, and that writer Metamorphosis, and talke too much of Prosperpina and Jupiter. Why heres our fellow Shakespeare puts them all downe, I,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pages
...laughed at his gross illiterature. In The Return from Parnassus, Kempe is made to say to Burbadge : " Few of the university pen plays well ; they smell...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter." Philomusus says, sneeringly : " Indeed, Master Kempe, you are very famous : but, that is... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 pages
...written about this time (1602) Kempe and Burbage are introduced, and the former is made to say, — " Few of the University pen plays well ; they smell...and that writer Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpine and Jupiter. Why, here's our fellow Shakespeare puts the mall down : ay, and Ben Jonson... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 pages
...smell too much of that writer, Ovid, and that writer Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpine and Jupiter. Why, here's our fellow Shakespeare puts them all down : ay, and Ben Jonson too. O that Ben Jonson is a pestilent fellow; he brought up Horace giving the poets a pill ; but our fellow... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 428 pages
...represented (particularly Kempe) as leaden spouts— very illiterate. " Few of the university (says Kempe) pen plays well; they smell too much of that writer Ovid, and that writer JWetamorpi:osis : — why here 'a our Fellow Shakspeare puts them all down. Farmer. The sentence delivered... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 574 pages
...laughed at his gross illiterature. In The Return from Parnassus, Kempe is made to say to Burbadge : " Few of the university pen plays well ; they smell...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter." Philomusus says, sneeringly : " Indeed, Master Kempe, you are very famous : but, that is... | |
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