And though this, probably the first essay of his poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have been so very bitter, that it redoubled the prosecution against him to that degree that he was obliged to leave his business and family in Warwickshire for some time,... The Works of William Shakespeare - Page 7by William Shakespeare - 1810Full view - About this book
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1838 - 744 pages
...inserted in his Life of Shakspeare, where, speaking of the ballad as his first essay in poetry, he adds, the latter in the conduct of his pretended friends;...it is, as Dr. Johnson observes, " a very powerful That Shakspeare left Stratford for London, about the year 1586 or 1587, and that the prosecution commenced... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 pages
...that ill usage, he made a ballad on him : and though this, probably the first essay of his poetry, is lost, yet it is said to have been so very bitter,...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London.' The detection of Shakspeare in his adventurous amusement, was followed, it is said, by confinement... | |
| Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...deer-stealing engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlcote, near Stratford. For this he was prosecuted by that...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." * The good old gossip Aubrey is wholly * Some Account of the Life of William Shakespear, written by... | |
| Nathan Drake - English literature - 1843 - 970 pages
...inserted in his Life of Shakspeare, where, speaking of the ballad as his first essay in poetry, he adds, ke( @ - That Shakspeare left Stratford for London, about the year 1586 or 1587, and that the prosecution commenced... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1843 - 690 pages
...inserted in his Life of Shakspeare, where, speaking of the ballad as his first essay in poetry, he adds, " it is said to have been so very bitter, that it redoubled...against him to that degree, that he was obliged to loa>f his business and family in Warwickshire, for some time, and shelter himself in London." That... | |
| William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1844 - 600 pages
...by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely ; and, in order to revenge that ill-usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." We have said that Rowe is the oldest printed source of this anecdote, his " Life of Shakespeare" having... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1844 - 532 pages
...prosecuted by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely; and in order to revenge that ill-usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." Slalom: produced a manuscript of uncertain date, added by the Rev. R. Davies, who died in 1707, to... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1844 - 598 pages
...by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely ; and, in order to revenge that ill-usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." We have said that Rowe is the oldest printed source of this anecdote, his "Life of Shakespeare" having... | |
| American literature - 1871 - 808 pages
...bitter * Compare the expression : " An I have not ballads made on you all, and sung to filthy tunes." that it redoubled the prosecution against him to that...Warwickshire for some time and shelter himself in London." Omitting the modern decorations of the story, we may admit the facts of the deer-stealing in the poet's... | |
| 1845 - 410 pages
...deer-stealing engaged him more than once in robbing a park that belonged to Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlecote, near Stratford. For this he was prosecuted by that...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." All this, amongst a great deal of felsehood, probably contained some tissue of the truth — such as... | |
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