 | Bits - Anthologies - 1847 - 88 pages
...was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare; and however others are now generally preferred before...lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem. And in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
 | Theology - 1847 - 824 pages
...Shakespeare; and, however others are now generally preferred before him, (ie in Charles the Second's day,) yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem. And in the late king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 pages
...'no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;' and, however others are now generally preferred before...lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to - him in their esteem : and in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 pages
...'no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;' and, however others are now generally preferred before...wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fleteher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem : and in the last king's court, when... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1903 - 664 pages
...subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better treated of in Shakespeare.' And however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the Age wherein ne lived (which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Johnson) never equalled them to him in their... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare; and however others are now generally preferred before...lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem : and in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 574 pages
...was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare; and however others are now generally preferred before...lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem. And in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before...lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem : and in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 pages
...poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspere ; and however others are now2 generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein...lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem. And in the last king's3 court, when Ben's reputation... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 pages
...produce it much hetter done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred -hefore him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fleteher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem : and in the last king's court, when... | |
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Jonson, never equalled them to him in their esteem, and in the last king's court, when Ben's reputation was at highest, Sir John Suckling, and with him the greater part of the courtiers, set our Shakespeare far above him. 
