...excellent in the qualitie he professes ; besides, divere of worship have reported his uprighteousness of dealing, which argues his honesty ; and his facetious grace in writing that approves his art. The wording of Chettle's Preface is not as clear to us to-day as it was to his contemporaries, who...

...Chettle (December 1592); but he has now met Shakespeare and found "his demeanour no less excellent than the quality he professes. Besides, divers of worship...argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing, which approves his art." out for praise; one hand is On the green coverlet; whose perfect white Showed...

...case) the author being dead, that I did not, I am as sorry, as if the original fault had been my fault, because myself have seen his demeanour no less civil...his facetious grace in writing, that approves his art.22 154 It is a carefully worded passage. 'Facetious [ie polished] grace' gracefully echoes Cicero's...

...than he exelent in the qualitie he professes. Besides, divers of worship have reported his uprightnes of dealing, which argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in writing, that aprooves his Art." Brandes (p. 19), Lee (p. 58), and Harris (pp. 372-73) all quote Chettle's apology....

...defense, Henry Chettle, Greene's literary executor, published an apology: "Myself have seen his demeanor no less civil than he excellent in the quality he...facetious grace in writing, that approves his art." This means that Shakespeare was dius early a good actor ("the quality he professes") and a suecessful...

...have seen his demeanor no less civil than he excellent in the quality he professes. Besides, diverse of worship have reported his uprightness of dealing,...his facetious grace in writing, that approves his art.6 Greene's and Chettle's veiled remarks offer strikingly alternative views. Marlowe is described...

...Greene's work for publication, who defended him, making a handsome public apology, praising Shakespeare's "uprightness of dealing, which argues his honesty,...his facetious grace in writing, that approves his art."27 We have seen a community of playwrights making themselves public figures, commenting on each...

...Kind-Hart's Dream (1592), in which he apologizes for publishing Greene's attack on Shakespeare: 'D1vers of worship have reported his uprightness of dealing,...facetious grace in writing, that approves his Art' (quoted in GB, Lee, and FH); rumoured model for Falstaff. 196.21-3 He sued a fellowplayer . . . get...

...fault'. He then added a commendation of Shakespeare: my self have seen his demeanour no less civil man he excellent in the quality he professes. Besides, divers of worship have reported his uprighmess of dealing, which argues his honesty, and his facetious grace in wndng, that approves his...

...not, I am as sorry as if the original fault had been my fault, because myself have seen his demeanor no less civil than he excellent in the quality he...reported his uprightness of dealing, which argues his honest, and his facetious grace in writing, that approves his Art.27 Once again Shakespeare is not...