...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...

...Shakespeare, and what he hath left us," or in that touching passage of his " Discoveries," where he says, " I LOVED THE MAN, AND DO HONOUR HIS MEMORY, ON THIS SIDE IDOLATRY, AS MUCH AS ANY." DAVID LAING. SIGNET LIBRARY, EDINBURGH. BEN JONSON'S CONVERSATIONS WITH WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN....

...Shakespeare, and what he hath left us," or in that touching passage of his " Discoveries," where he says, " I LOVED THE MAN, AND DO HONOUR HIS MEMORY, ON THIS SIDE IDOLATRY, AS MUCH AS ANY." DAVID LAING. SIGNET LIBRARY, EDINBURGH. BEN JONSON'S CONVERSATIONS WITH WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHOKNDEN....

...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...side idolatry as much as any. He was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature ?" We have no hesitation in abiding by the common sense of Gifford,...

...speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance , who chuse that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted ; and to...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 expressions , wherein...

...speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted ; and to...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 expressions, wherein...

...speech. I had not told posterity this, but Гиг their ignorance who chose that circumstance to commend , ns much as any. He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy,...

...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...

...Shakspere," as he fondly called him. " I loved the man," says he, in the fulness of his heart, " and do honor his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was indeed honest and of an open nature." He adds, " his exceeding candor and good nature must certainly have inclined...

...speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chuse that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted ; and to justify mine own candour, for 1 loved the man, and do honour his memory (on this side idolatry) as much as any. He was indeed honest,...