...thund'ring jEschilus, Euripedes, and Sophocles to us, Paccuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To life again, to hear thy buskin tread And shake a stage ; or, when thy sockea were on, Leave thee alone, for the comparison Of all that insolent Greece, or haughtie Rome...

...but rail forth thund'ring Eschylus, Euripides, and Sophocles to us, Pacuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To live again, to hear thy buskin tread, And...or when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone for the compaTison Of all, that insolent Greece, or haughty Rome Send forth, or since did from their ashes...

...observe what Jonson wrote in praise of Shakespeare, which was published during Jonson's lifetime : " Leave thee alone for the comparison Of all that insolent...Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come." But Mr. Stronach says, "Will Mr. Waites tell your readers to what works they (the testimonies) do refer...

...observe what Jonson wrote in praise of Shakespeare, which was published during Jonson's lifetime : " Leave thee alone for the comparison Of all that insolent...haughty Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes coine." But Mr. Stronach says, " Will Mr. Waites tell your readers to what works they (the testimonies)...

...the same phrase once in regard to Bacon and Shakspere. Of Shakspere, in 1623 — " When thy socks are on Leave thee alone for the comparison Of all that insolent Greece or haughty Rome." This phrase impressed Jonson as a good one, and, after the manner of his patron Bacon, he serves -it...

...thund'riug Aeschilus, Eurpedes, and Sophocles to us, Paccuvius, Accius, him of Cordova dead, To life again, to hear thy buskin tread And shake a stage ; or, when thy sockes were on, Leave thee alone, for the comparison Of all that insolent Greece, or haughtie Eome...

...Sophocles to us. P.icuvius, Accius, him of Cordoua dead, To live again, to hear thy buskin tread, And ^hake a stage; or when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone for the comparison Of ali, that insolent Greece, or haughty Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come. Triumph...

...haughty Home. Cf. the lines from Jonson's To the Memory of my Beloved Master, William Shakespeare : Leave thee alone, for the comparison Of all that insolent...Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come. It is, perhaps, needless to add that those who attribute Shakespeare's plays to Bacon make much capital...

...haughty Rome. Cf. the lines from Jonson's To the Memory of my Beloved Master, William Shakespeare : Leave thee alone, for the comparison Of all that insolent...Rome Sent forth, or since did from their ashes come. "as applicable to Bacon's prose as to Shakespeare's verse." The whole passage is imitated from Seneca...

...our language. while in this address we have — Or, when thy socks were on, Leave thee alone for thy comparison Of all that insolent Greece or haughty...Rome Sent forth or since did from their ashes come. CHAPTER XIV. AUTHORSHIP OF THE PLAYS, CONTINUED. Shakespeare's Personal Character—Aubrey MSS.—Manningham's...