...Abingdon. / have heard that Mr. Shakspeare was a natural wit, without any art at all : he frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days...an allowance so large, that he spent at the rate of 1000Z. a-year, as I have heard. Shakspeare, Dray ton, and Ben Jonson, had merry meeting, and it seems...

...— ' I have heard that Mr Shakspeare was a natural wit, without any art at all. He frequented the »o large, that he spent at the rate of £ 1000 a-year, as I have heard. Shakspeare, Drayton, and Ben...

...heard that Mr Shakspeare was a natural wit, without any art at all. He frequented the plays all hie younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stratford,...an allowance so large, that he spent at the rate of £1000 a-year, as I have heard. Shakspcarc, Drnyton, and Ren Jonson, had a merry meeting, and it seems...

...66. " I have heard that Mr. Shakspeare was a natural wit, without any art at all. Hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stanford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year. and for itt had an allowance so large,...

...writings. Mr. Ward, the rector of Stratford, in a diary written in 1662, states that Shakspeare, " in his elder days, lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for that paid an allowance so large, that he spent at the rate of £1,000 a year, as I have heard." This...

...72. ' I have heard that Mr. Shakspeare was a natural wit, wilhou t any art at all. Hee frequented the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days lived at Stanford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large,...

...Mr. Shakspcare was a natural wit, without any art at all ; hee frequented * " New Facts," p. 31. the plays all his younger time, but in his elder days...supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for itt had an allowance so large, that hee spent att the rate of lOOCtf. a-year, as I have heard." The...

...writings. Mr. Ward, the rector of Stratford, in a diary written in 1662, states that Shakspeare, " in his elder days, lived at Stratford, and supplied the stage with two plays every year, and for that paid an allowance so large, that he spent at the rate of £1,000 a year, as I have heard." This...

...of Stratford-upon-Avon, and whose memoranda extend from 1648 to 16793, it is stated that Shakespeare "in his elder days lived at Stratford, and supplied...every year, and for it had an allowance so large, that 1 Thil new and valuable piece of information was pointed out to w by Mr. Lemon, who has been as indefatigable...

...Stratford : upon-Avon, and whose memoranda extend from 1648 to 1679 1 , it is stated that Shakespeare rd, some ten words long, Which is as brief as I have...words, my lord, it is too long, Which makes it tedio ne spent at the rate of 1000¿. a year, as I have heard." We only adduce this passage to show what...