 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 384 pages
...likewife in the drama, for that author relates, that our poets meeting once at a tavern in order to form the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king, which words being overheard by a waiter, he was officious enough, in order to recommend himfclf, to... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 536 pages
...writing the fcenes : for that author relates, that our poets meeting once at a tavern, in order to form the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king; and that his words being overheard by a waiter, they were feized and charged with high-treafon : till... | |
 | G.W. Johnson - Biography - 1795 - 418 pages
...and writing the fcenes : for it is related, that our poets meeting once at a tavein, in order to form the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king', and that his words being overheard by a waiter, they were feizad and charged with high-treafon ; till... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 540 pages
...writing the scenes : for that author relates, that these poets meeting once at a tavern, in order to form the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king; and that his words being overheard by a waiter, they were seized and charged with high treason : till... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 538 pages
...the scenes : for that author relates, that these poets meeting once at a tavern, in Border to form the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king; and that his words being overheard by a waiter, they were seized and charged with high treason : till... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1814 - 542 pages
...writing the scenes : for that author relates, that these poets meeting once at a tavern, in order to form the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king ; and that his words being overheard by a waiter, they were seized aid charged with high treason :... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 386 pages
...FLETCHER. Wtnstanley relates, that Beaumont and Fletcher meeting once at a tavern, in order to form the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king, and that his words being overheard by a waiter, they were seized, and charged with high treason ; but... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1852 - 670 pages
...FLETCHER. Winstanley relates, that Beaumont and Fletch-er meeting once at a tavern, in order to form 1 F SJ o Xu z "q % H vwD< ?Wh p mU -7z=m 4 Cq S and that his words being overheard by a waiter, they were seized, and charged with high treason ; but... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1840 - 604 pages
...Athenian and Roman theatre ; Beaumont bringing the ballast of judgment, Fletcher the sail of phantasy ; both compounding a poet to admiration. Meeting once...tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king therein ; whose words being overheard by a listener (though his loyalty not to be blamed herein), he was accused... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - England - 1840 - 608 pages
...Athenian and Roman theatre ; Beaumont bringing the ballast of judgment, Fletcher the sail of phantasy ; both compounding a poet to admiration. Meeting once...tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king therein ; whose words being overheard by a listener (though his loyalty not to be blamed herein), he was accused... | |
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Meeting once in a tavern, to contrive the rude draught of a tragedy, Fletcher undertook to kill the king therein ; whose words being overheard by a listener (though his loyalty not to be blamed herein), he was accused of high treason ; till, the mistake... 
