...their ignorance, who chus*1 that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted ; tmd me of Henry the fourth, Seiz'd on the realm ; depos'd a* any. He was indeed honest, nnd of an open and free nature . had nn excellent fancy, brave notions,...

...heart. He was ardently loved by all his friends and acquaintance. " I loved the man," says Jonson, " and do honour his memory on this side idolatry as...was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free nature." And another writer declares, " that every one who had a true taste of merit, and could distinguish...

...Jonson, his constant rival for the dramatic palm, says of him, with noble simplicity, after his death, " I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this...idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, honest, of an open and free nature; had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions." Besides,...

...nature might be adduced. " I loved," he says in his ' Discoveries,' " I loved the man, and do honor his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, honest, of an open and free nature ; had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions," &.c. &c....

...eandor, for I lov'd the man, and doe honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as mueh as any. Hee was (indeed) honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an exeellent phantsie, brave notions, and gentle expressions, wherein hee flow'd with that faeility, that...

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

...•re extracted from hi• •Coпverаtiolu with Drummond.' ness 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 V We have no hesitation in abiding by the common sense of Gifford, who treated with ineffable scorn...

...his nobility, for vice never fails to sound trumpettoned its association with men of genius ; that " he was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature,...excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions "; that he loved his country and home, and won unequivocal respect and admiration from his contemporaries....

...thousand ! Which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their friend...wherein he most faulted ; and to justify mine own candor: for I loved the man, and do honor his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was,...

...surely nothing can be nobler than the hearty tribute which he pays to the memory of Shakspere :— " I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any." Unquestionably this is language which shows that the memory of Shakspere was cherished by others even...