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...notoriety; for Ben Jonson, in his celebrated eulogy, thus apostrophises his departed friend : — Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were, To see thee in our...flights 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...

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...love and pity doth the impression fill,' Which vulgar scandal stamp'd upon my brow. f Ben Jonson: — And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James! DRAMATIC LITERATURE. 285 Amidst such brilliant success,and with such distinguished proofs...

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...Jonson, as is said, referring to these complimentary passages, introduces these lines : " Sweet swan of Avon, what a sight it were To see thee in our waters yet appear, And mark those flights upon the banks of Thames, That did so take Eliza and our James." The first of these...

...first to bring forward the plays of Shakespeare. He seems to have felt with Ben Jonson — " Sweet Swan of Avon ! what a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear." The sight has been realized ; and the " Swan of Avon," somewhat ruffled by the neglect...

...to bring forward the plays of Shakespeare. He seems, to have felt with Ben Jonson — " Sweet Swan of Avon '. what a sight it were To see thee in our water yet appear." The sight has been realized ; and the " Swan of Avon," somewhat ruffled by the neglect...

...spot, in retirement and in the society of a beloved daughter, in the hist years * Ben Jonson : — And make those flights upon the banks of Thames, That so did take Eliza and our James ! of his too short life. Immediately after his death a monument was erected over his...