| Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1854 - 342 pages
...and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours, that when he was a boy he exercised his father's trade, but when he killed a calf he would do it in a high style, and make a speech." But I will not believe that the great Harvey, who discovered the circulation of the blood by patient... | |
| François Guizot - 1855 - 368 pages
...ennobling idea or sentiment. " When he killed a calf," said the people of the neighborhood to Aubrey, " he would do it in a high style, and make a speech." Who can not catch a glimpse, in this story, of the tragic poet inspired by the sight of death, even... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1856 - 424 pages
...and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours that when he was a ^ioy he exercised his father's trade; but when he killed a calf he would...this town that was held not at all inferior to him for a natural wit, his acquaintance and coetanean, but died young." The story, however, has a variation.... | |
| Walter Thornbury - England - 1856 - 442 pages
...Aubrey, who says, " Shakspere was the son of a butcher, and he was wont when a boy and killed a calf to do it in a high style, and make a speech: there was at that time another butcher's son in the town, that was held not at all inferior for a natural wit, his acquaintance and neighbour, but... | |
| Walter Thornbury - Great Britain - 1856 - 440 pages
...Aubrey, who says, " Shakspere was the son of a butcher, and he was wont when a boy and killed a calf to do it in a high style, and make a speech : there was at that time another butcher's son in the town, that was held not at all inferior for a natural wit, his acquaintance and neighbour, but... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1857 - 354 pages
...neighbours, that when he was 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 son in this towne, that was helde not at all inferior to him for a naturall witt, his acquaintance and coetanean,... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1858 - 762 pages
...heretofore by some of the neighbours, that when he was a boy he exercised his father's trade ; bat when he killed a calf, he would do it in a high style, and make a speech." This tradition certainly does not read like truth, and at what date Aubrey obtained his information... | |
| Thomas Nelson Publishers - Stratford-upon-Avon (England) - 1859 - 166 pages
...very early in life. In fact, Aubrey, who tells us the story of his being a butcher's son, and that when he killed a calf he would do it in a high style and make a speech, says further, that he was naturally inclined to poetry and acting. Besides the explanation of the story... | |
| Charles Knight - Dramatists, English - 1860 - 576 pages
...butcher, and I have been told heretofore by some of the neighbours that when he was a boy he exercised his father's trade ; but when he killed a calf he would do it in high style, and make a speech. There was at that time another butcher's son in this town that was held... | |
| John Richard de Capel Wise - Dramatists, English - 1861 - 184 pages
...neighbours, that when he was 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 son in this towne, that was held not at all inferior to him for a naturall witt , his acquaintance and coetanean,... | |
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