...of gentlemen ' better than did Shakspero (!), and that in his own time their plays were ' the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage,...of theirs being acted through the year for one of Shakspere's or Jonson'e.' Of all the literary partnerships so frequent during that age, theirs is the...

...entertainments of the stage ; two of theirs being acted through the year for one of Shakspeare's or Johnson's: the reason is, because there is a certain gaiety in...more serious plays, which suits generally with all 15 men's humours. Shakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Johnson's wit comes...

...been taken in, are rather superfluous than ornamental3. Their plays11 are now the most pleasant |io and frequent entertainments of the stage ; two of...,- . theirs being acted through the year for one of Shak- d v' speare's or Johnson's: the reason is, because there is I a certain gaiety in their comedies,...

...words have since been taken in, are rather superfluous than ornamental. Their plays are now the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage...more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short...

...popularity of the dramas of Beaumont and Fletcher, Drydcn bears witness: — "Their plays are now the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage,...of theirs being acted through the year for one of Shakspere's." This popularity was doubtless due to the ceaseless variety of their plots. Ulrici classes...

...words have since been taken in, are rather superfluous than ornamentaLJ; Their plays are now the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage...more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short...

...words have since been taken in, are rather superfluous than ornamental.^ Their plays are now the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage...more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short...

...English language in them arrived to its highest perfection. Their plays,' he says, ' are now the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage,...more serious plays which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short...

...understood and imitated the conversation of gentlemen much better. . . . Their plays are now the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage...more serious plays, which suits generally with all men's humours. Shakespeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short...

...English language in them arrived to its highest perfection. Their plays,' he says, 'are now the most pleasant and frequent entertainments of the stage, two of theirs being acted through tke year for one of Shakespeare's or Jonson's ; the reason is. because there is a certain gaiety in...