 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1813 - 338 pages
...civil, than he excellent in the quality he possesses: besides diverse of worship have reported bis uprightness of dealing, which argues his honesty and...facetious grace in writing that approves his art." The reader may be here reminded, that Shakespeare is praised not long after this, for his " all-praise-worthy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 pages
...them [Marlowe] I care not if I never be : the other I did not so much spare as since I wish I had; because myself have seen his demeanour no less civil...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." On the whole, we can readily pardon the malice of Greene's assault for the sake of this tribute, which... | |
 | Christopher Marlowe - 1826 - 354 pages
...the original fault had been my fault ; because myself have seen his demeanor no less civil than he is excellent in the quality he professes. Besides divers...facetious grace in writing that approves his art. For the first whose learning I reverenced and at the perusing of Greene's book struck out what then... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 540 pages
...the original fault had heen my fault: hecause myself have seen his demeanor no less civil than he is excellent in the quality he professes. Besides divers...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." Shakspeare was now twenty-eight years of age; and this testimony of a contemporary, who was acquainted... | |
 | Christopher Marlowe - 1826 - 1070 pages
...the original fault had been my fault; because myself have seen his demeanor no less civil than he is excellent in the quality he professes. Besides divers...facetious grace in writing that approves his art. For the first •hose learning I reverenced and at the perusing of Greene's book struck out what then... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1835 - 1138 pages
...their disproof — " myselfe hath seene his demeanour no less civil than excellent in the qualitie he professes. Besides, divers of worship, have reported...facetious grace in writing that approves his art." It is easy to perceive the source of this unwilling praise, and to fancy how little the pleasure was... | |
 | Samuel Astley Dunham - 1837 - 418 pages
...less civil than he excellent in the qualities he professes. Besides, divers of worship have repeated his uprightness of dealing, which argues his honesty,...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." The genius of Shakespear cannot be injured by the fact we have stated, — that for his plots he was... | |
 | Charles Armitage Brown - 1838 - 328 pages
...less civil than he excellent in the qualities he professes. Besides, divers of worship have repeated his uprightness of dealing, which argues his honesty,...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." Thus a faint attack on him, at the commencement of his career, was the occasion of our being possessed... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 608 pages
...the original fault had been my fault ; because myself have seen his demeanor no less civil than he is excellent in the quality he professes. Besides, divers...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." Shakspeare was now twenty-eight years of age ; and this testimony of a contemporary, who was acquainted... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 440 pages
...less civil than he excellent in tbe quality be professes ; besides divers of worship have reported bis uprightness of dealing, which argues his honesty,...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." This apology was not written by Chettle at some distant period; it came out in the same year with the... | |
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I am as sorry as if the original fault had been my fault, because myself have seen his demeanour no less civil than he excellent in the quality he professes: besides, divers of worship have reported his uprightness of dealing which argues his honesty,... 
