Thirdly, plays have made the ignorant more apprehensive,* taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous histories, instructed such as cannot read in the discovery* of all our English chronicles; and what man have you now of that weak capacity that... Works - Seite 57von Ben Jonson - 1875Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 904 Seiten
...tongues in the land were proud to pronounce. Thirdly, playes have made the ignorant more apprehensive, taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous histories, instructed such as cannot readc in the discovery of all our English Chronicles : #nd what man have you now of that weake capacity,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 Seiten
...Christmas. These, however, cannot properly be called comedians, nor am I able to more apprehensive, taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous histories ; instructed such as cannot reade, in the discovery of our English Chronicles : and what man have you now of that weake capacity... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 472 Seiten
...them in men's minds in such indelible characters that they can hardly be obliterated." And Heywood in his Apology for Actors, 1612, (four years prior...the knowledge of many famous histories, instructed tuch as cannot read in the discovery of our English Cltrouicles: and what man have you now of that... | |
| John Tobin, Elizabeth Benger - 1820 - 470 Seiten
...land were proud to pronounce. Plays have made the ignorant more apprehensive, taught the unlearned knowledge of many famous histories; instructed such as cannot read, in the discovery of all our English chronicles. What man have you now who cannot discourse of any notable thing recorded... | |
| Stephen Gosson - 1841 - 164 Seiten
...tongues in the land were proud to pronounce. Thirdly, playes have made the ignorant more apprehensive, taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous histories, instructed such as cannot reade in the discovery of all our English chronicles ; and what man have you now of that weake capacity... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1842 - 562 Seiten
...particular." This is absurd. "Plays," says Heywood in 1612, "have made the ignorant more apprehensive, taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous...instructed such as cannot read in the discovery of all our English chronicles ; and what man have you now of that weak capacity, that cannot discourse... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 284 Seiten
...particular." This is absurd. "Plays," says Heywood in 1612, "have made the ignorant more apprehensive, taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous...instructed such as cannot read in the discovery of all our English chronicles ; and what man have you now of that weak capacity, that cannot discourse... | |
| Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) - 1843 - 272 Seiten
...particular." This is absurd. "Plays," says Hey wood in 1612, "have made the ignorant more apprehensive, taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous...instructed such as cannot read in the discovery of all our English chronicles ; and what man have you now of that weak capacity, that cannot discourse... | |
| Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 Seiten
...' Apology for Actors,' thus writes in 1612 : — " Plays have made the ignorant more apprehensive, taught the unlearned the knowledge of many famous...English Chronicles: and what man have you now of that weak capacity that cannot discourse of any notable thing recorded even from William the Conqueror,... | |
| George Markham Tweddell - 1852 - 232 Seiten
...laborious author and actor, publishes his " Apology for Actors," in which he says, truly enough, that " plays have taught the unlearned the knowledge of many...in the discovery of our English chronicles; and," he asks, "what man have you now of that weak capacity, that being possest of their true nse, cannot... | |
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