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...excite no surprise. ' I loved the man,' says Jonson, with a noble burst of enthusiasm, ' and do honor his memory on this side idolatry as much as any. He...was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature.' ' My gentle Shakspeare ' is the language of the same great man, in his poem to the memory of our bard...

...commend their friend by, wherein " he most faulted— and to justify mine own candour, " for / loved the man, and do honour his memory, on " this side idolatry, as much as any" English Grammar — and Jonsonus Virbius. The Public is greatly indebted to Gifford for what he has...

...turns again, too, it will be noticed, instantly after, to the more personal attributes of Shakspcarc. " He was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions, wherein he ßowfd with that facility tftat sometimes...

...shewing that they were not the vain effects of a blind and ridiculous partiality. Jonson writes, ' I love the man, and do honour his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any.' And it is from his Elegy, To the Memory of his beloved Master William Shakspeare, that we have derived...

...com" mend their friend by, wherein he most faulted: and to " justify mine own candour, for 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, • " had an excellent fancy, brave notions,...