 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
 | Daniel Webster Wilder - Dramatists, English - 1893 - 238 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.' If we accept this narrative, which is the most reliable account of the incident that has been preserved,... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1893 - 546 pages
...that gentleman fLucy), as he thought somewhat too severely; and, in order to revenge the ill-usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably...Warwickshire for some time and shelter himself in London."* This story is probably not without some foundation ; but in any case, Shakespeare's establishment in... | |
 | Henry Morley, William Hall Griffin - English literature - 1893 - 580 pages
...order to revenge that ill usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably the first copy of his poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have been...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." Many yet cling to this fable, although it is long since Malone rightly pointed out that at the time... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1894 - 626 pages
...that gentleman [Lucy], as he thought, somewhat too severely ; and, in order to revenge the ill-usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably...Warwickshire for some time and shelter himself in London." * This story is probably not without some foundation ; but, in any case, Shakespeare's establishment... | |
 | 1896 - 920 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...for some time, and shelter himself in London.' It seems likely that in essentials the story thus reported by Rowe is true, and a verse of the ballad... | |
 | Thomas Carter - Catholics - 1897 - 232 pages
...ballad upon him, and though this, probably the first essay of his poetry, be lost, yet it is said to be so very bitter that it redoubled the prosecution against...Warwickshire for some time and shelter himself in London." In 1708 a worthy archdeacon named Davies had given even stronger testimony than that repeated by Rowe.... | |
 | Sir Sidney Lee - Literary Criticism - 1898 - 536 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...obliged to leave his business and family in Warwickshire and shelter himself in London.' The independent testimony of Archdeacon Davies, who was vicar of Saperton,... | |
 | Sir Sidney Lee - 1898 - 526 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...obliged to leave his business and family in Warwickshire and shelter himself in London.' The independent testimony of Archdeacon Davies, who was vicar of Saperton,... | |
 | Sir Sidney Lee - Dramatists, English - 1898 - 526 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...obliged to leave his business and family in Warwickshire and shelter himself in London.' The independent testimony of Archdeacon Davies, who was vicar of Saperton,... | |
 | Georg Brandes - 1898 - 744 pages
...thought, somewhat too severely, and in order to revenge that ill-usage he made a ballad upon him. ... It is said to have been so very bitter that it redoubled...Warwickshire for some time and shelter himself in London." Rowe believed this ballad to be lost, but what purports to be the first verse of it has been preserved... | |
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