Diary of the Rev. John Ward, A. M.: Vicar of Stratford-upon-Avon, Extending from 1648 to 1679. From the Original Mss. Preserved in the Library of the Medical Society of London

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H. Colburn, 1839 - 315 pàgines
 

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Pàgina 167 - Then to advise how war may best, upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage; besides, to know Both spiritual power and civil, what each...
Pàgina 47 - A parliament member, a justice of peace, " At home a poor scare-crow, at London an asse, '' If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, " Then Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it : " He thinks himself greate, " Yet an asse in his state, " We allowe by his ears but with asses to mate, " If Lucy is lowsie, as some volke miscalle it, " Sing lowsie Lucy, whatever befall it.
Pàgina 71 - Witty above her sexe, but that's not all, Wise to Salvation was good Mistris Hall, Something of Shakespeare was in that, but this Wholy of him with whom she's now in blisse..
Pàgina 49 - There is one instance so singular in the magnificence of this patron of Shakspeare's, that if I had not been assured that the story was handed down by Sir William D'Avenant, who was probably very well acquainted with his affairs, I should not have ventured to have inserted; that my Lord Southampton at one time gave him a thousand pounds, to enable him to go through with a purchase which he heard he had a mind to.
Pàgina 47 - A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall it. He thinks himself great, Yet an asse in his state, We allow by his ears but with asses to mate, If Lucy is lowsie, as some volke miscalle it, Then sing Lowsie Lucy whatever befall it.
Pàgina 70 - Olympus habet. Stay passenger, why goest thou by so fast? Read, if thou canst, whom envious death hath plast Within this monument; Shakespeare with whome Quick nature dide; whose name doth deck ys tombe Far more than cost; sith all yt he hath writt Leaves living art but page to serve his witt.
Pàgina 178 - Remember to peruse Shakespeare's plays, and bee much versed in them, that I may not bee ignorant in that matter. Whether Dr. Heylin does well, in reckoning up the dramatick poets which have been famous in England, to omit Shakespeare.
Pàgina 80 - SHAKSPEARE did not take this talke in good sorte ; but JONSON put an end to the strife, with wittylye remarkinge — " This affaire needeth no contentione ; you stole it from NED, no double ; do not marvel : have you not seen him act tymes out of number.
Pàgina 70 - HEERE LYETH INTERRED THE BODYE OF ANNE, WIFE OF MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, WHO DEPTED. THIS LIFE THE 6TH. DAY OF AVGVST, 1623, BEING OF THE AGE OF 67 YEARES. Vbera, tu mater, tu lac vitaraq. dedisti, Vae niihi, pro tanto munere Saxa dabo ! Quam mallem, amoueat lapidem, bonus Angel' ore' Exeat ut Christi Corpus, imago tua Sed nil vota valent, venias cito Christe resurget, Clausa licet tumulo mater, et astra petet.
Pàgina 177 - I have heard that Mr Shakespeare was a natural wit, without any art at all; he frequented the plays all his younger time...

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