...Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. C. V. L,, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Nor shalt thou, their compeer, be quickly forgotten, Allen, with a cordial smile, and still more cordial...

...man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with oil tides, tack about, and lake and then I lov'd thee, And show'd thee all the qualities o' th' is Fuller has another simile, on the same page, respecting Shakespeare nnd his acquirements, which ia...

...lesser in bulk, lighter in sailing,' and capable of ' turning with all sides, tacking about and taking advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention.' These ' wit-combats' are supposed to have passed at the convivial meetings of a club established by...

...Master Jonson, like the former, was built far higher in learning ; solid, bnt slow in performance. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention."— Written about 1650, by Thomas Fuller, born in 1608. Aubrey's Sketch of Shakespeare at second hand....

...Coleridge, like the former, was built far higher in learning, solid, but slow in his performances. C. V, L,, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." . Nor shalt thou, their compeer, be quickly forgotten, Allen, with a cordial smile, and still more...

...higher in learning ; solid, but slow, in his performances. Shakespeare, with the Englishman of War, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn...tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quick ness of his Wit and Invention." But in spite of these odious comparisons of cotemporary critics...

...Shakespeare to an English man-of-war, " lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, tacking about, and taking advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention." It is just this quickness of wit and invention which is the special characteristic of both Benedick...

...$'ir\ ; Ai& o/Kf £fe ^ A '^JKi' ^' 34. L'Estrange's anecdote of Shakespeare and Jonson, 1629-55. lish man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing,...was buried at Stratford upon Avon, the town of his nativity.13 'Which two I behold', writes Fuller. The picture he had formed exists only in the mind's...

...Spanish great galleon... was built far higher in learning', and Shakespeare like an English man of war 'could turn with all tides, tack about and take advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention'.7 It may be unfair to Jonson, but it is an admirable description of the difference between...

...higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English Man of War, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn...winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. [H&S 11:510] Herford and the Simpsons are sufficiently drawn to the account to place some credence...