...and in order to revenge that ill Usage, he made a Ballad upon him. And tho' this, probably the first Essay of his Poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have...Prosecution against him to that degree, that he was oblig'd to leave his Business and Family in Warwickshire, for some time, and shelter himself in London.3...

...in order to revenge that ill usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably the first essay of his poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have...business and family in Warwickshire, for some time, and shelter himself in London. By the mid-eighteenth century this story had acquired a sequel related...

...and in order to revenge that ill Usage, he made a Ballad upon him. And tho' this, probably the first Essay of his Poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have...Prosecution against him to that degree, that he was oblig'd to leave his Business and Family in Warwickshire, for some time, and shelter himself in London.*...

...and in order to revenge that ill Usage, he made a Ballad upon him. And tho' this, probably the first Essay of his Poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have...Prosecution against him to that degree, that he was oblig'd to leave his Business and Family in Warwickshire, for some time and shelter himself in London.1...

...in order to revenge that ill usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, probably the first essay of his poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have...business and family in Warwickshire, for some time, and shelter himself in London."5 3 Michael Wood, Shakespeare (New York: Basic Books/Perseus Books Group,...