George R. Blinire
Harvard 'S

FRANCIS BACON

AND

SHAKESPEARE

THE

THE PROMUS

OF

FORMULARIES AND ELEGANCIES

(Being Private Notes, circ. 1594, hitherto unpublished)

year of Henry IV. . . . would not be persuaded that it was his writing
whose name was to it. . . and said . . . she would have him racked to
produce his author. I replied, "Nay, Madam, rack him not.

stile'"

rack his
(BACON's Apologia)

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