| 1761 - 536 pages
...Old" caftle, whom they have fancied a boon-companion, a " jovial royfter, and yet a coward to boot j contrary to the " credit of all chronicles, owning him a martial man of " merit. The beft is, fir John Falftaff hath relieved the " memory of fir John Oldcaftle, and of late is fubftituted... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 502 pages
...History " Stage-poets have themselves been very " bold with, and others very merry at, the memory " of Sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a " boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to " boot. The best is, Sir John Falstaff hath relieved " the memory of Sir John Oldcastle,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...when he says, " Stage-poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot." Speed, in his History, which was first published in 1611, alludes both to this "boon... | |
| William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 348 pages
...when he says, " Stage -poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle) whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot." Speed, in his History, which was first published in 1611, alludes both to this "boon... | |
| Stephen Reynolds Clarke - 1826 - 494 pages
...by 11 owe : " Stage poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot, contrary to the credit of chronicles, owning him a martial man of merit; the best... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 560 pages
...manner : — ' Stage poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot. The best is, Sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, and... | |
| Rowland Dobie - 1829 - 472 pages
...merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, (Lord Cobham) whom they have fancied a boon companion, or jovial royster, and yet a coward to boot, contrary...all chronicles, owning him a martial man of merit. Sir John Falstaff hath derived the memory of Sir John Oldcastle,* and of late is substituted buffoone... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1836 - 570 pages
...manner : — " Stage poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot The best is, sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastle, and... | |
| Samuel Astley Dunham - 1837 - 418 pages
...subject at rest. " Stage poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very sorry at, the memory of sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot. The best is, sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastle, and... | |
| Thomas Fuller - 1837 - 590 pages
...in the flame. Stage-poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle ; whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial roister, and yet a coward to boot, contrary to the credit of all chronicles, owning him a martial man... | |
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