Many were the wit-combats betwixt him and Ben Jonson; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-of-war; Master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher in learning; solid, but slow, in his performances. Shakespeare, with... The Works of William Shakespeare - Seite viiivon William Shakespeare - 1874Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Walter Rowlands - 1900 - 380 Seiten
...between "Rare Ben" and "Gentle Will," 82 The Great Masters of Literature. comparing them to "a Spanish galleon and an English man-of-war : Master Jonson,...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Nearly hidden behind the head of Jonson is that of Daniel, who wrote a history of the wars of York... | |
| John Franklin Genung - 1900 - 704 Seiten
...(Shakespeare) and Ben Jonson ; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English man-okwar : master Jonson (like the former) was built far higher...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." 6 Here the analogy might be thus expressed : Jonson : wit-combats : : Spanish galleon : stately sailing.... | |
| Robert Chambers, David Patrick - 1901 - 862 Seiten
...their wine. Fuller says : ' Many were the wit-combats betwixt Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, which two hambers Another of their haunts was the Falcon Tavern, near the theatre in Bankside, Southwark. This society... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 394 Seiten
...Shakespeare and Jonson, observes : " Many were the wit-combats between him and Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English...winds by the quickness of his wit and invention." Friday Street, running parallel with Bread Street, is said to have been anciently inhabited almost... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1902 - 868 Seiten
...their wine. Fuller says : ' Many were the wit-combats betwixt Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, which two o find quarrel in a straw When honour 's at the stake....stand I then, That have a father kill'd, a mother Another of their haunts was the Falcon Tavern, near the theatre in Bankside, Southwark. This society... | |
| Henry Norman Hudson - 1902 - 488 Seiten
...up his account of the Poet thus : " Many were the wit-combats betwixt him and Ben Jonson; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." The Poet kept up his interest in the affairs of the company, and spent more or less of his time in... | |
| Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1905 - 770 Seiten
...Raleigh. " Many were the wit combats," says Fuller, " betwixt Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." and " The Alchemist " — occupy "a high rank in dramatic literature. But he was a lyrical as well... | |
| 1905 - 1008 Seiten
...Shakespeare-Jonsonian arguments : — Numerous were the wit-combats betwixt him (Shakespeare) and Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English...tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds, Jby the quickness of his wit and invention. Jonson seems to have been a generally •uncouth personage.... | |
| Sir Sidney Lee - 1906 - 278 Seiten
...from the following sentences: — Many were the wit-combats betwixt him and Ben Jonson ; which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. He died Anno Domini 1616, and was buried at Stratford-uponAvon, the town of his nativity. Fuller's... | |
| Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1906 - 764 Seiten
...Raleigh. " Many were the wit combats," says Fuller, " betwixt Shakespeare and Ben Jonson, which two I behold like a Spanish great galleon and an English...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." and "The Alchemist" — occupy a high rank in dramatic literature. But he was a lyrical as well as... | |
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