...in midwinter 1601-2 (Hazlitt's Dodsley 9. 194): 'Kemp [to Burbage]. Few of the university pen play well; they smell too much of that writer Ovid and...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Jupiter. Why, here's our fellow Shakespeare puts them all down — ay, and Ben Jonson too. O. that Ben Jonson...

...represented (particularly Kempe) as leaden spouts — very illiterate. "Few of the university (says Kempe) pen plays well; they smell too .much of that writer Ovid, and that writer Metamorphosis : — why here 's our Fellow Shakspeare puts them all down. Farma The sentence delivered by Grumio,...

...teaching will mend these faults ; and it may be, besides, they will be able to pen a part." Kempe.—" Few of the university pen plays well; they smell too...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter. Why here's our fellow Shakspeave put them (the University poets) all down, ay, and Ben Jonson...

...from the Return of Parnassus, wherein Kempe, in a supposed dialogue with Burbage, is made to say, " Few of the university pen plays well ; they smell...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter. Why here's pur fellow Shakspeare put them (the university poets) all down, ay, and Ben Jonson...

...faults, and it may bee beside? they wil! be able to pen a part. Kempe. Few of the university pen plaies well ; they smell too much of that writer Ovid, and that writer Metamorphosis, and talke too much of Prosperpina and Jupiter. Why heres our fellow Shakespeare puts them all downe, I,...

...laughed at his gross illiterature. In The Return from Parnassus, Kempe is made to say to Burbadge : " Few of the university pen plays well ; they smell...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter." Philomusus says, sneeringly : " Indeed, Master Kempe, you are very famous : but, that is...

...written about this time (1602) Kempe and Burbage are introduced, and the former is made to say, — " Few of the University pen plays well ; they smell...and that writer Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpine and Jupiter. Why, here's our fellow Shakespeare puts the mall down : ay, and Ben Jonson...

...represented (particularly Kempe) as leaden spouts— very illiterate. " Few of the university (says Kempe) pen plays well; they smell too much of that writer Ovid, and that writer JWetamorpi:osis : — why here 'a our Fellow Shakspeare puts them all down. Farmer. The sentence delivered...

...laughed at his gross illiterature. In The Return from Parnassus, Kempe is made to say to Burbadge : " Few of the university pen plays well ; they smell...Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Juppiter." Philomusus says, sneeringly : " Indeed, Master Kempe, you are very famous : but, that is...

...as a dramatic poet. Yet he afterwards introduces Kempe the actor talking with Burbage, and saying, " Few (of the University) pen plays well : they smell too much of that writer Ovid, and of that writer Metamorphosis, and talk too much of Proserpina and Jupiter. Why here's our fellow Shakespear...