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" To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that spend their wits in making plays, RG wisheth a better exercise, and wisdom to prevent his extremities. "
English Prose: Selections - Page 562
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 568 pages
...on account of the ill treatment which they were used to receive from the players. It begins thus : To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that spend their wits in making playes, RG wisheth a better exercise, &c. After having addressed himself particularly to Christopher...
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Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions ..., Volumes 3-4

Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 912 pages
...Greene's Groatsworth of Wit, bought with a Million of Repentance." Printed in 159 ', 1617, and zi. "To those Gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that...in making Plays, RG wisheth a better exercise, and wisedome to prevent his extremities. "Wonder not, for with thee [Chr. Marlowe'] will I first beginne,...
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The Sylvan Wanderer;: Consisting of a Series of Moral ..., Volumes 1-2

Sir Egerton Brydges - Essays - 1813 - 338 pages
...tuppnsed Letter to his Wife Del." I shall copy some of the latter pages of " The Groats-worth of Wit? " To those Gentlemen, his quondam Acquaintance, that spend their Wits in making Plays, ROBERT GREENE tcisheth a better Exercise, and Wisdom to prevent his Extremities. < " IF woeful experience...
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Censura Literaria: Containing Titles, Abstracts, and Opinions of ..., Volume 10

Sir Egerton Brydges - Bibliography - 1815 - 600 pages
...Greene's Groats-worth of Wit, bought with a Million of Repentance." Printed in 1592, 1617, and 21. " To those Gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance that spend their wits in making Plays, RG wisheth a batter exercise, and wisedorae to prevent his extremities. " Wonder not, for with thee [Chr. Marlowe']...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 2

Books - 1820 - 404 pages
...friends, Marlowe, Lodge, and Peele ; as it is a curious passage and illustrative of our present object. " To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that...in making plays, RG wisheth a better exercise, and wisedome to prevent his extremities. " Wonder not, for with thee* will I first beginne, thou famous...
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The Retrospective Review.., Volume 2

Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...friends, Marlowe, Lodge, and Peele; as it is a curious passage, and illustrative of our present object. " To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that...in making plays, RG wisheth a better exercise, and wisedome to prevent his extremities. " Wonder not, for with thee* will I first beginne, thou famous...
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The Retrospective Review, and Historical and Antiquarian Magazine, Volume 2

1820 - 408 pages
...friends, Marlowe, Lodge, and Peele; as it is a curious passage, and illustrative of our present object. " To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that...in making plays, RG wisheth a better exercise, and wisedome to prevent his extremities. " Wonder not, for with thee* will I first beginne, thou famous...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 18

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 648 pages
...on account of the ill treatment which they were used to receive from the players. It begins thus : "To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that spend their wits in making playes, RG wisheth a better exercise," &c. After having addressed himself particularly to Christopher...
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The Retrospective Review, Volume 2

Books - 1820 - 406 pages
...friends, Marlowe, Lodge, and Peele ; as it is a curious passage and illustrative of our present object. "To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that...in making plays, RG wisheth a better exercise, and wisedome to prevent his extremities. " Wonder not, for with thee* will I first beginne, thou famous...
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The life of Christopher Marlowe. Tamberlaine the Great, pts. I-II. The Jew ...

Christopher Marlowe - Dramatists, English - 1826 - 354 pages
...had doubts on the subject of religion. He addresses his brother poets in the following words : — " To those gentlemen, his quondam acquaintance, that...spend their wits in making plays, RG, wisheth a better excuse and wisdom to prevent his extremities." The first address has generally been considered as being...
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