 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pàgines
...he never blotted out a line.] This is not true. They only say in their preface to his plays, that " his mind and hand went together, and what he thought,...have scarce received from him a blot in his papers." On this Mr. Pope observes, that "there never was a more groundless report, or to the contrary of which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pàgines
...he never blotted out a line."] This is not true. They only say in their preface to his plays, that " his mind and hand went together, and what he thought,...have scarce received from him a blot in his papers." On this Mr. Pope observes, that " there never was a more groundless report, or to the contrarv of which... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pàgines
...apparently on the information of those who lived very near the time, is entitled to some weight. " He was a handsome well-shaped man, verie good company, and...used. to him by Ben Jonson. " He was indeed (says his old antagonist) honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent fancy,- brave notions,... | |
 | 1853 - 816 pàgines
...1623 is contradicted by the distinct announcement of its editors, who say of their great master that " his mind and hand went together, and what he thought...with that easiness that we have scarce received from Mm a blot in fiitpapert." This declaration, that the materials from which they worked were derived... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 452 pàgines
...edition of the plays, speaking of the author, say, " Who, as he was a happy imitator of nature, was a most gentle expresser of it. His mind and hand went...have scarce received from him a blot in his papers." It is a common, but a very ill-founded prejudice, to imagine that anything like regularity or diligence... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 464 pàgines
...edition of the plays, speaking of the author, say, " Who, as he was a happy imitator of nature, was a most gentle expresser of it. His mind and hand went...have scarce received from him a blot in his papers." It is a common but very ill-founded prejudice, to imagine that any thing like regularity or diligence... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1834 - 450 pàgines
...author, say, " Who, as he was a happy imitator of nature, was a most gentle expresser of it. II is mind and hand went together ; and what he thought,...have scarce received from him a blot in his papers." It is a common, but a very ill-founded prejudice, to imagine that anything like regularity or diligence... | |
 | 1871 - 608 pàgines
...nature, was a most gentle cxpresser of it. His mind and hand went together; and what he thought ho uttered with that easiness, that we have scarce received from him a blot in his papers.' { Now these expressions certainly imply that Shakspeare had the right, common with others, of being... | |
 | 1840 - 740 pàgines
...vindication of whose integrity we have those prior editions, besides their own express declaration " that we have scarce received from him a blot in his papers ; " for the veracity of which declaration we have the remarkable words of Jonson, that " he wished... | |
 | 1856 - 924 pàgines
...applies to the early English writers generally : " As he was a happy imitator of nature, so he was a most gentle expresser of it. His mind and hand went...have scarce received from him a blot in his papers." These characteristics in the mode of thought and expression, arose from the singular sincerity and... | |
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Nature, was a most gentle expresser of it : his mind and hand went together ; and what he thought, he uttered with that easiness, that we have scarce received from him a blot in his papers. 
