 | William Shakespeare - English drama - 1747 - 576 pages
...fome years before his death at his native Stratford. His pleafurable wit, and good-nature, engag'd him in the acquaintance, and entitled him to the friendship of the gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Amongft them, it is a ftory almoft ftill remember'd in that country, that he had a particular intimacy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 746 pages
...have fpent fome years before his death at his native Stratford. His pleafureable wit and good nature engaged him in the acquaintance,, and entitled him...friendship of the gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Amongft themy it is a (lory almoft ftill remembered in that country^ that he had a particular intimacy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...as all men of good sense will wish theirs may be, in ease, retirement, and the conversation of his friends. He had the good fortune to gather an estate...friendship, of the gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Amongst Amongst them, it is a story almost still remembered in that country, that he had a particular intimacy... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 670 pages
...informs us, from the traditional accounts received from his native town, that cor poet's " pleafurable wit and good-nature engaged him in the acquaintance and entitled him to the friendfliip of the gentlemen of his neighbourhood at Stratford." A man, whofe manners were thus engaging,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...informs us, from the traditional accounts received from his native town, that our poet's " pleafurable wit and good-nature engaged him in the acquaintance...entitled him to the friendship of the gentlemen of his neighbourhood at Stratford." A man, whofe manners were thus engaging, whofe wit was thus ready,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1796 - 422 pages
...wifh : and is laid to have fpent fome years before his death at his native Stratford. His pleafurable wit and good-nature engaged him in the acquaintance, and entitled him to the friendlhip, of the gentlemen of the neighbourhood. He .died on his birth -day, the 2jd of April, i6i6i... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1797 - 600 pages
...wifh ; and is faid to have fpent fome years before his death at his native Stratford. His pleafureable wit and goodnature engaged him in the acquaintance, and entitled him to the friendihip, of the gentlemen of the neighbourhood. Amongft them, it is a ftory almolt ftill remembered... | |
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 846 pages
...of his life, observes this biographer, " was spent in ease, retirement, and the conversation of his friends. He had the good fortune to gather an estate...some years before his death at his native Stratford." The account written by Rowe was long the only source of intelligence to which the public had access;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...as all men of good sense will wish theirs may be, in ease, retirement, and the conversation of his friends. He had the good fortune to gather an estate...years before his death at his native Stratford. His pleasureable wit and good-nature engaged him in the acquaintance, arid entitled him to the friendship,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1804 - 476 pages
...conversation of his friends. He had the good fortune to gathe.1- ail estate equal to his occasion, and, ii» that, to his wish; and is said to have spent some...death at his native Stratford. His pleasurable wit and good - nature engaged him in the acquaintance, and entitled him to the friendship of the gentlemen... | |
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The latter part of his life was spent, as all men of good sense will wish theirs may be, in ease, retirement, and the conversation of his friends. He had the good fortune to gather an estate equal to his occasion, and, in that, to his wish ; and is said... 
