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" And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please, But antiquated and deserted lie As they... "
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets - Page 259
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...Mercury, to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...Yet must I not give nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspere, must enjoy a part : — For though the poet's matter nature be, His art doth give the fashion...
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Poems, with illustrative remarks [ed. by W.C. Oulton]. To which is ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...Mercury to charm I Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As since she will voucbsafe no other wit: * Though the versification of this Poem is, in general, Fiiff and uncouth;...
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An Examination of the Charges Maintained by Messrs. Malone, Chalmers, and ...

Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pages
...Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; A little nearer Spenser; to make room But antiquated and deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...1600. Malone. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Vet must I not give Nature all; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part:*— For, though the...
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The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper, Volume 5

Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...to charm '. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As since, she will vouchsafe DO other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; But...
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Aphorisms from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his tines ; Which were «o richly spun, and woven «o fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit : The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, N«at Terence, witty PJautus, now not please ; * This U an allusion to the following lines in a cornraendator...
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The Works of Ben Jonson, Volume 1

Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 pages
...of ingratitude to Shakspeare for introducing\\\m to the stage, and bringing out this very play ! " Yet must I not give nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part." p. 560. Though Steevens and Malone could not avoid giving Jonson's poem " on the memory of his beloved...
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The Works of Ben Jonson, Volume 1

Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 pages
...ingratitude to Shakspeare for introducingliim to the stage, and bringing out this very play ! " Yet mast I not give nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part." p. 560. Though Steevens and Malone could not avoid giving Jonson's poem " on the memory of his beloved...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pages
...Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part1: — Marlowe's having trod the stage. He was stabbed in the street, and died of the wound, in...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1826 - 548 pages
...Mercury to charm! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As since,...lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must 1 not give Nature all : thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's matter...
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