...ignoranee. Swect Swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee in our waters yct appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James! But stay; I see thee in the hemisphere Advane'd, and made a constellation there : Shine forth, thou...

...lifelike reality to which we are strangers. Such briefly were the theatres in which Shakspeare — " Made those flights upon the banks of Thames That so did take Eliza and our James." Such, also, in the dearth of clubs and coffee-houses, of novels, newspapers, and other means of information,...

...ignorance. Sweet Swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee in our waters yet appear ; And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James ! But stay; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and made a constellation there : Shine forth, thou...

...Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee in our waters yet appear ; And make those nights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James. The latter monarch was present at the representation of many of his pieces, and is stated by Lintot...

...of Avon ;" Sweet swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our water * yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James ! The lines occur in the poem entitled " To the memory of my beloved the Author Mr. William Shakespeare,...

...lines : " Sweet swan of Avon ! what a sight it were, To see thee in our water yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James."* * Besides, it is so stated, expressly, in the already-mentioned writing of Southampton's. FalstafFs...

...ignorance. Sweet Swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee in our waters yet appear ; And make ghty courage, Such as were grown to credit by the wars ; Not fearing death, n ! But stay ; I see thee in the hemisphere Advanc'd, and made a consteUation there : Shine forth, thou...

...Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight il were ïo see thee in our waters yet appear; And make those flighls upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza, and our James. » Quoique attaqué souvent par les allusions de Ben Johnson et de Fletcher, il vivait en amitié avec...

...Northampton. Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it wore To see thee in our waters yet appear, And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James ! and the Merry Wives of Windsor, written as early as 1593, is said on very fair authority to have...

...conclusive. " Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear. And make those flights upon the banks of Thames That so did take Eliza and our James," is no vague homage from Jonson to the memory of his " beloved friend ;" but the record of a fact. The...