...his tyger's head, wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse, as the best of you: and being an absolute Johannes...the only Shake-scene* in a country! Oh, that I might intreat your rare wits to be employed in more profitable > courses: and let these apes imitate your...

...three worthies whom he is exhorting will fare no better at their hands. After which he goes on thus : " Yes, trust them not ; for there is an upstart crow...his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country." Here the spiteful fling at Shakespeare is unmistakable, and nobody questions that he is the " Shake-scene...

...heart wrapt in a player's hydc, supposes he is as well able to bombaste ont a blanke verse as the beet of you ; and, being an absolute Johannes Factotum, is in his own conceit the only Sliakescene in a conntrey." Malone invites our particular attention to the words, " for there is a...

...his tygres heart wrapt in a player s hide, supposes hee is as well able to bombaste out a blank verse as the best of you ; and being an absolute JOHANNES...FAC-TOTUM, is in his own conceit the only SHAKE-SCENE in a countrey." (j To Mr. Tyrwhit we are indebted for the first application of this * In bis Apology for...

...heart wrapt in n/i/iii/er's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the beet of you ; and being an absolute Johannes factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shalce-scene in a country." If this means Shakspeare, as it probably may, it shows great discernment...

...his tiger's heart wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to hombast out a blank verse as the best of you ; and, being an absolute Johannes...his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country." As it could not be doubtful against whom this attack was directed, we cannot wonder that Shakspeare...

...his tiger's heart wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you ; and, being an absolute Johannes...his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country." As it could not be doubtful against whom this attack was directed, we cannot wonder that Shakspeare...

...with his tigers heart wrapt in a players hide supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you ; and being an absolute Johannes...his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country. O that I might entreat your rare wits to be employed in more profitable courses ; and let these apes...

...supposes hee is well able to bombaste out a blank verse as the best of you; and, being an absolute Joannes factotum, is, in his own conceit, the only Shakescene in a country.'—' O tyger's heart wrapt in a woman's hide !' is a line in the old quarto play entitled The First Part...

...hee is well able to bombaste out a blank verse as the best of yon ; and, being an absolute Joannes factotum, is, in his own conceit, the only Shakescene in a country.' — ' O tyger's heart wrapt in a woman's hide !' is a line in the old quarto play entitled The First...