...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...argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing, \vhich approves his art." These allusions to Shakspeare prove how active he had been as early as 1592,...

...my fault, because myselfe have scene his demeanour no less civill than he excellent in the qualitie he professes; Besides divers of worship have reported...facetious grace in writing that approves his art." * Some short time after the death of Greene, Dr. G. Harvey, the companion and friend of the poet Spenser,...

...apologizing for his share in the transaction, states ' myself have seene his demeanour no less civil than he excellent in the quality he professes ; besides divers...argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing, which approves his art.' As, however, Shakespeare did borrow a portion of the plot of the ' Winter's...

...dilation of Shakspeare's genius or forced to lay his hand on his mouth because, as Chettle confessed, ' divers of worship have reported his uprightness of...facetious grace in writing, that approves his Art.' And because some influence had been brought to bear on Nash to make him so quickly follow the ' Groat'sworth...

...if the original fault had been mine ; because myself have seen his demeanor no less civil, than he excellent in the quality he professes. Besides, divers...facetious grace in writing that approves his art." An important testimony this, both to the superior gifts of Shakespeare and to his unblemished moral...

...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...honesty, and his facetious grace in writing, that improves his art." In the Induction to ' Cynthia's Revels' Ben Jonson makes one of the personified...

...the original fault had been my fault, because myself hath seen his demeanour no less civil than he excellent in the quality he professes; besides, .divers...which argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in * Malone gives here a special application to the term tombait, as if it were meant to express the amplification...

...my fault, because myselfe have seene his demeanor no less civill than he excellent in the qualitie he professes ; besides, divers of worship have reported...his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing that approoves his art." Now, whether these " divers of worship " were some great persons about the Court,...

...not I am as sorry as if the original fault had been my fault; because myself have seen his demeanour no less civil, than he is excellent in the quality...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." In this apology one of the most noticeable points, is the tribute paid to our great dramatist's abilities...

...spite, was an acknowledgment of the established opinion of Shakspere's excellence as an author: — "Divers of worship have reported his uprightness of...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." This was printed in 1592, and yet the man who had won this reluctant testimony to his art, by " his...