 | William Shakespeare - 1771 - 424 psl.
...who chofe " that circum ttance to commend their friend by. where" in he moft faulted; and to juftify mine own candour; " for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on " this fide idolatry, as much as any. He was indeed " honeft, and of an open and free nature ; had an ex*c... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 554 psl.
...who " chofe that circumftance to commend their friend by, " wherein he moft faulted : and "to juftify mine own " candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his " memory, on this fide idolatry, as much as any. " He was, indeed, honeft, and of an open and free " nature, had an excellent... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1784 - 1118 psl.
...whochofe that 44 circumibiace to commend their tricnd by, wherein he moft faulted ! and to juf" tifv mine own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this 44 fid'e idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, honeft, and of an open and free 4i nature, had an... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 psl.
...chofe that circumftance to " commend their friend by, wherein he moft fault. " ed : and to juftify mine own candour, for I loved " the man, and do honour his memory, on this fide " idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, ho" neft, and of an open and free nature, had an "... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1796 - 422 psl.
...ignorance, who chofe that circumftance to commend their friend by, wherein he moft faulted; and to juftify mine own candour : for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this fide idolatry, as much as any. He was indeed honeft, and of an open and free nature ; had an excellent... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1798 - 478 psl.
...ignorance, who chpfe that circumftance to commend their friend by, wherein he moft faulted : and to juftify mine own- candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this fide idolar try, as much as any. He was, indeed, honeft, and of an open and free nature, had an excellent... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 psl.
...ignorance, who chofe that circumftance to commend their friend by, wherein he moft faulted : and to juftify mine own candour, for I loved the man, and do honour his memory, on this fide idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, honeft, and of an open and free nature, had an excellent... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 psl.
...that in writing " (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a " line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a " thousand ! which they thought a...speech. " I had not told posterity this, but for their igno" ranee, who chose that circumstance to commend " their friend by, wherein he most faulted: and... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 psl.
...who .chofe that circumftance to " commend their friend by, wherein he moft fault" ed : and tojuftify mine own candour, for I loved " the man, and do honour his memory, on this fide •' idolatry, as much as any. He was, indeed, ho" nefr, and of an open and free nature, had an... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 476 psl.
...that in wri„ ting (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted „ out a line. My answer hath been. Would he ,,had blotted a. thousand! which they thought ,,a...posterity ,,this, but for their ignorance, who- chose fh«r „ circumstance to commend their friend by, whe,,rciii he most faulted: and to justify mine... | |
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the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he had blotted a thousand ! Which they thought a malevolent speech. 
