...But though I have availed myself of this assistance to the utmost of my power, and " though I " love the man, and do honour his memory on " this side idolatry as much as any," yet as on many occasions I must exercise my own judgment and discretion, I know not whether the warmth...

...circumstance to commend the ir friend by, wherein he most "faulted: and to justify mine own candour, for I loved the man, "and do honour his memory, on this...any. He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free na" ture, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expres" sions; wherein he flowed with that...

...circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most " faulted: and to justify mine own candour, for I loved the man, " and do honour his memory, on this...any. He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free na' ture, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expres' sions ; wherein he flowed with...

...circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted : and to justify mine " own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour " his memory, on this..." He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free na« ture, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gen" tie expressions ; wherein he flowed with...

...circumstance to commend their friend " by, wherein he most faulted : and to justify mine " own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour " his memory, on this..." He was, indeed, honest, and of an open and free na« ture, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gen" tie expressions ; wherein he flowed with...

...by any qualifying clause nor any artifice of invidious extenuation. Many years after Shakespeare's death Ben with warmth exclaimed, ' I loved the man...honour his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. lie was indeed honest and of an open and free nature, had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and...

...Honest Bon had been charged with malevolence towards him, and he repelled the charge thus : "I lov'd the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry,...and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions." I cannot dwell much on the particulars of the Poet's...

...circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted ; and to justify mine own candour : for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. lie was (indeed) honest, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions,...

...circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted; and to justify mine own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his memory on this...much as any : He was indeed honest, and of an open free nature; had an excellent phantasie, brave notions and gentle expressions, wherein he flowed with...

...Jonson, and that Jonson loved and admired Shakspeare." — " I loved the man," says Ben himself, " and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any." A more specious ground for imputing malignity to Jonson is discovered in the " Heads of Conversations,"...