 I have heard that Mr. Shakespeare was a natural wit, without any art at all. He frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year ; and for that had an allowance so large,...  De Quincey's Writings: Biographical essays. 1870 - Side 97af Thomas De Quincey - 1870Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1848 - 744 sider
...his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for that he had an allowance so large that he spent at the rate of 1,000?. a year, as I have heard. Mr. Halliwell says that Shakspere's annual expenditure could not have reached half that sum, and we... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 sider
...who became vicar of Stratford in 1662, noted in his Diary, that Shakespeare, after his retirement, " had an allowance so large that he spent at the rate of £ 1,000 a year, as I have heard." The honest and cautious man did well to add, " as I have heard." That the Poet kept up a liberal establishment,... | |
 | John Ward - 1839 - 356 sider
...art at all ; hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the rate of 1,000/. a-year, as I have heard. Remember to peruse Shakespeare's plays,... | |
 | 1839 - 658 sider
...art at all ; hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the rate of 1000/. a-year, as I have heard. Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Johnson, had... | |
 | John Ward - 1839 - 344 sider
...art at all ; hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the rate of 1,000/. a-year, as I have heard. Shakespeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson, had... | |
 | John Timbs - 1839 - 446 sider
...art at all ; hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the rate of ¿£1,000 a-year, as I have heard. Shakspeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson, had... | |
 | 1840 - 326 sider
...art at all ; hec frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the rate of 1,000/. a-year, as I have heard. Shskspeare, Draylon, and Ben Jonson, had... | |
 | William Evans Burton, Edgar Allan Poe - 1840 - 616 sider
...art at all ; hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the rate of 1,llllOí. a-year, ЛS I have heard. Shskspeare, Drayton, and Ben Jonson,... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 sider
...art at all ; hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the * ' New Facts,' p. 31. rate of 10CXM. a-year, as I have heard." The Diary of John... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 598 sider
...in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for it had an allowance so large, that he spent at the rate of 1000/. a year, as I have heard." We only adduce this passage to show what the opinion was as to Shakespeare's... | |
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