...bid Beaumont lie A little further off, to make thee room : Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That I not mix thee so, my brain excuses, I mean with great but disproportion'd Muses : For if I thought...

...and be glorified. Weh did Ben Jonson write of Shakspeare : " Thou art a monument, without a tomb; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give." Every year a "Shakspeare Festival" is given by the professed friends of the poet at Stratford-on-Avon;...

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...further, to make thee a roome: Thou art a Moniment, without a tombe, And art alive still, while thy Booke doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That I not mixe thee so, my braine excuses,— I meane with great, but disproportion'd Muses; For if...

...or bid Beaumont lie A little further to make thee a room ; Thou art a monument without a tomb, And art alive still while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read and praise to give." These verses prove that Basse's elegy was well known as early as the year 1623 ; but a copy of it was...

...or bid Beaumont lie A little further, to make thee a room : Thou art a monument without a tomb ; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That 1 not mix thee so, my brain excuses ; I mean, with great but disproportion'd muses : For, if I...

...further, to make thee a roome : Thou art a Moniment, without a tombe, And art alive still, while thy Booke d, to That I not mixe thee so, my braine excuses, — I meane with great, but disproportion'd Muses ; For...

...bid Beaumont lie A little fnrther, to make thee a room : Thon art a monument, without a tomb ; And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That I not mix thee so, my brain excuses ; I mean, with great, but disproportion'd Muses : For, if...

...or bid Beaumont lie A little further, to make thee a room: Thou art a monument, without a tomb, And art alive still, while thy book doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. That I not mix thee so, my brain excuses,— I mean with great, but disproportion^ Muses; For if I...

...further to make thee a roome. Thou art a monument, without a tombe ; And art alive still, while thy booke doth live, And we have wits to read, and praise to give. Sweet swan of Avon ! What a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appeare, And make those flights...