...bitter, that it redoubled the prosecution against him to that degree, that he was obliged to leave tus s, And say — to-morrow is Saint Crispian : Then will he strip his sleeve, and sh It is at this time, and upon this accident, that he is said to have made his first acquaintance in...

...that ill usage, he made a ballad on him : and though this, probably the first essay of his poetry, is lost, yet it is said to have been so very bitter,...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London.' The detection of Shakspeare in his adventurous amusement, was followed, it is said, by confinement...

...severely ; and, in order to revenge that ill-usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this, prohably the first essay of his poetry, be lost, yet it is...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London '." We have said that Rowe is the oldest printed source of this anecdote, his account of Shakespeare...

...him. And though this, probably the first essay of his poetry, be lost, yet it is said to have been »o o, for I resign to thee. Now mark me how I will undo...from my hand, The pride of kingly sway from out my Aubrey is silent on the subject. He only says, " This William, being inclined naturally to poetry and...

...first essay of his poetry, bo lost, yut it is said to have been so very bitter, that it redoubled tho prosecution against him to that degree, that he was...leave his business and family in Warwickshire, for somo time, and shelter himself in London." Aubrey is silent on tho subject. He only says, " This William,...

...to have been so very bitter, that it redoubled the prosecution a<*ainst him to thnt degree, that ho was obliged to leave his business and family in Warwickshire, for some time, and shelter himstu in London." Aubrey is silent on tho subject. He only says, " This William, being inclined naturally...

...that Lucy's persecution was so bitter, owing to the ballad stuck on his gate, as to compel Shakespeare to leave his business and family in Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London, is so far correct. Most likely this was the event which decided him ; but we have good reason to conclude...

...by that gentleman, as he thought somewhat too severely ; and in order to revenge that ill usage, w he made a ballad upon him ; and though this, probably...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." The walk from Stratford to Charlecote is very pleasing, especially if, the side of the Avon be taken...

...London." This, the elder story, appears to us to have much greater verisimilitude than the later : — " He was obliged to leave his business and family in...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London." Aubrey who has picked up all the gossip " of coffeehouses in this great city," hears no word of Rowe's...

...was prosecuted by that gentleman, as he thought, somewhat too severely ; and in order to avenge that ill usage, he made a ballad upon him. And though this,...Warwickshire for some time, and shelter himself in London.' All this, amongst a great deal of falsehood, probably contained some tissues of the truth — such...