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...of a similar nature might be adduced. " I loved," he says in his ' Discoveries,' " I loved the man, and do honor his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, honest, of an open and free nature; had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions," &c. &c....

...contemporary, Ben Jonson, writing of him after his death, says, that "he loved the man, and honoured his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. He was indeed honest; of an open and free nature ; had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions." Thus much...

...Letters from the Bodleian Library, &c. iii. 307. In order to reconcile these conflicting testimonies, Malone supposes that Aubrey confounded the father...great man, in his poem to the memory of our bard ; and Rowe, repeating the uncontradicted rumor of times past, has told us, ' that every one, who had a true...

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...remembrance of unusual kindness induced him to write of Shakspere, " I loved the man, and do honour his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. He...was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature ?" We have no hesitation in abiding by the common sense of Gifford, who treated with ineffable scorn...

...as well as a sterling writer) declares, " I do love the man and honour his memory, on this side of idolatry, as much as any : he was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature;" and the editors of the folio edition of the plays, say that they have collected them " to keep the...

...his manners, tradition has ever borne the most uniform and favorable testimony : and, indeed, hao. she been silent on the subject, his own works would...great man, in his poem to the memory of our bard ; and Rowe, repeating the nncontradicted rumor of times past, has told us, ' that every one, who had a true...