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...friend by, wherein he most faulted ; and to justify mine own candor: for I loved the man, and do honor his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any....and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent fantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions ; wherein he flowed with that facility, that sometimes...

...his nobility, for vice never fails to sound trumpettoned its association with men of genius ; that " he was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature,...excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle expressions "; that he loved his country and home, and won unequivocal respect and admiration from his contemporaries....

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...circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted ; and to justify mine own candour : for 1 loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this side...— He was (indeed) honest, and of an open and free ; had an excellent phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions ; wherein he flowed with that facility,...

...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....was, indeed, honest ; and of an open and free nature ; ' and Rowe, repeating the uncontradicted rumor of times past, has told us, — ' that every one,...

...malevolent speech. I had not told posterity this, but for their ignorance, who chose that circumstance to commend their friend by, wherein he most faulted;...his memory on this side idolatry, as much as any. Ha was indeed honest, and of an open and free nature; had an excellent fancy, brave notions, and gentle...

...forward as his own rival, says of him with honourable gratitude, " I loved the man. I do hononr to his memory on this side idolatry, as much as any....free nature, had an excellent fancy, brave notions, gentle expressions, wherein he flowed with that facility that sometimes it was necestary he should...

...One of his contemporaries, Ben Jonson, thus characterizes him: — "I loved the man, and do honor to his memory, on this side idolatry, as much as any....free nature: had an excellent fancy, brave notions, ami gentle expressions; wherein he flowed with that facility that sometimes it was necessary it should...

...his other gifts and qualities, a man of unparalleled fluency. " 1 loved the man," said Ben, " a^id mily resemblance to Hogmanay * phantasy, brave notions, and gentle expressions, wherein he flowed with that facility that sometimes...