 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 pągines
...saying, not to be found fault with, in the Discoveries : 'I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (Whatsoever he penned) he never blotted a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand.' We are not criticising these judgments... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 316 pągines
...mentioned it " as an honour to Shakspcre, that in writing (what" soever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been, Would he had blotted...thousand! " which they thought a malevolent speech. I had " not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, " who chose that circumstance to commend... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pągines
..." it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing " (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a " line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a...thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. " I had not told posterity this, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804
...as ail honour to Shakipcare , that in wri„ ting (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted „ out a line. My answer hath been. Would he ,,had blotted...thousand! which they thought ,,a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity ,,this, but for their ignorance, who- chose fh«r „ circumstance to commend... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 pągines
...mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pągines
...mentioned it *' as an honour to Shakspeare, that in writing (whatso" ever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My " answer hath been, Would he had blotted...thousand ! •' which they thought a malevolent speech. I had " not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who •' chose that circumstance to commend... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 462 pągines
...mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand. Which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their... | |
 | 1925 - 948 pągines
...an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing he never blotted out a line," Jonson's answer was, " Would he had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech. Jonson easily rebutted the charge of malevolence. " He lov'd the man," said be, " and do honour his... | |
 | 1821 - 728 pągines
...Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penn'd) bee never blotted out [a] line. My answer hath beene, would he had blotted a thousand ! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 352 pągines
...mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand! which they thought a malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their... | |
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I remember the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, "Would he ' had blotted a thousand," which they thought a malevolent speech. 
