 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pagina’s
...been told, that he left near three hundred pounds to a sister. He understood Latin pretty well, FOR he had been in his younger years a School-Master in the country," I will be short in my animadversions ; and take them in their order. The account of the trade of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pagina’s
...I thinke I have been told that he left near 3001. to a sister. He understood Latin pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country." Many traditional anecdotes, though not perfectly accurate, contain an adumbration of the truth. It... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pagina’s
...sayes of him, that he had but little Latine and Icsse Greek, he understood Latine pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country." See Letters from the Bodleian Library, &c. Vol. iii. p. 307. The above account, though apparently sanctioned... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pagina’s
...sayes of him, that he had but little Laline and lesse Greek, he understood Latine pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country." See Letters from the Bodleian Library, &c. Vol. iii. p. 307. The above account, though apparently sanctioned... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - 74 pagina’s
...sayes of him, that he had but little Latine and lesse Greek, he understood Latine pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country." See Letters from the Bodleian Library, &c. VoUii. p. 307. The above account, thoug* in bis remarks... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 pagina’s
...1700, states, on the authority of one Beeston, that " Shakespeare understood Latin pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country." The statement may fairly challenge some respect, inasmuch as persons of the name of Beeston were connected... | |
 | 1818 - 628 pagina’s
...knowledge of the technicalities of the law, that nothing less will satisfy Mr Malone, than he must abo make an attorney of our poet ; and in order to get rid...of the profession which he followed, there is none un-, der the sun which might not be ascribed to him. Why not say lie was a great general, or a pious... | |
 | 1818 - 574 pagina’s
...of the neighbours of the port," it is asserted that Shakspeare " understood Latin pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a school-master in the country." But because Shakspeare uses technical terms of law, as he uses all others, with an adroit familiarity... | |
 | Augustine Skottowe - 1824 - 380 pagina’s
...adumbration of the truth. Aubrey's evidence is positive, — " he understood Latin pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a school-master in the country;" and is entitled to as much credit as any other tradition he has preserved, neither involving in itself... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 216 pagina’s
...adumbration of the truth. Aubrey's evidence is positive, — "he understood Latin pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a school-master in the country;" and is entitled to as much credit as any other tradition he has preserved , neither involving in itself... | |
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Though, as Ben Jonson says of him, that he had but little Latin and less Greek, he understood Latin pretty well, for he had been in his younger years a schoolmaster in the country."! 
