| Richard Farmer - 1767 - 116 pages
...about their credit. " William Shakefpeare's Father was a Butcher, — * while he was a Boy he exercifed his Father's trade, but when he killed a Calf, he would do it in a high ftile, and make a fpeech. This IVilliam being inclined naturally to Poetry and Acting, came to Lm~... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...question, will be in no pain about their credit. " William Shakspere's father was a butcher — while he was a boy he exercised his father's trade ; but,...This William being inclined naturally to poetry and afling, came to London, I guess, about eighteen, and was an aclor in one of the play-houses, and did... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1793 - 570 pages
...about their credit. " William Shakfpeare's father was a butcher, — while he was a boy he exercifed his father's trade, but when he killed a calf, he would do it in a high ftyle, and make a fpeech. This William being inclined naturally to poetry and ading, came to London,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1800 - 330 pages
...about their eredit. % " William Shakfpeare's father was a butcher, — while he was a boy he exercifed his father's trade, but when he killed a calf, he would do it in a high ftyle, and make a fpeech. This William being inclined naturally to poetry and afting, came to London,... | |
| Richard Farmer - 1800 - 108 pages
...about their credit, " William Shakfpeare's father was a butcher, — while he was a boy he exercifed his father's trade, but when he killed a calf, he would do it in a high flyle, and make a fpeech. This William being inclined naturally to poetry and a£Hng, came to London,... | |
| John Britton - Architecture - 1814 - 846 pages
...a butcher, and I have been told, heretofore, by some nf the neighbnurs, that when he was a boy lie exercised his father's trade; but when he killed a...high style, and make a speech. This William, being naturally inclined to poetry and acting, came to London, I gnesse, about 18, and was an actor at one... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...question, will be in no pain about their credit. " William Shakspeare's father was a butcher,—while he was a boy he exercised his father's trade, but...it in a high style, and make a speech. This William and Selden, by their poems prefixed to his book: he had therefore good opportunities of being acquainted... | |
| John Walker - English letters - 1813 - 326 pages
...when I am dead. MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEAR Was borne at Stratford upon Avon, in the county of Warwick; his father was a butcher, and I have been told heretofore...a boy he exercised his father's trade, but when he kill'da calfe he would doe it in a high style, and make a speech. There was at that time another butcher's... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1813 - 564 pages
...WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE. *' William Shakespeare's father was a butcher, andlhave been told heretoforebysomeof the neighbours, that when he was a boy, he exercised his father's trade ; but when he killed a calfe, he would do it in a high style, and make a speech. This William, being inclined naturally to... | |
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1814 - 872 pages
...Oxford. In tliese carious papen occur the following passages : — " William Shakspeare's father Ğa* q butcher, and I have been told, heretofore, by some...high style, and make a speech. This William, being naturally inclined to poetry and acting, came to London, I guesse, about 18, and was an actor at one... | |
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