...due decorum kept ; Each idle wit at will presumes to make, And doth the Icarueds taske upon him take. But that same gentle spirit, from whose pen Large...base-borne men, Which dare their follies forth so rashlie throwc j Doth ratbor choose to sit in idle cell, Than to himselfe to mockerie to sell. So am I made...

...decorum kept ; Each idle wit at will presumes to make, 215 And doth the Learneds taske upon him take. But that same gentle Spirit, from whose pen Large...men, Which dare their follies forth so rashlie throwe ; 220 Doth rather choose to sit in idle cell, Than so himselfe to mockerie to sell. So am I made the...

...whose pen Large streames of hounie and sweet nectar flowe, Scorning the boldnes of such base borne men, Which dare their follies forth so rashlie throwe, Doth rather choose to sit in idle cell, Than so him selfe to mockerie to sell.' " The critics and commentators appear to have agreed that Shakspere,...

...decorum kept : Each idle wit at will presumes to make, And doth the learneds taske upon him take. " ' But that same gentle spirit, from whose pen Large streames of honnie and sweet nectar flowe, Scorning the boldnes of such base-borne men, Which dare their follies forth so...

...due Decorum kept ; Each idle wit at will presumes to make, And doth the Learneds taske upon him take. But that same gentle Spirit, from whose pen Large...in idle Cell, Than so himselfe to mockerie to sell. So am I made the servant of the manie, And laughing stocke of all that list to scorne, Not honored...

...decorum kept ; Each idle wit at will presumes to make, 215 And doth the Learneds taske upon him take. But that same gentle Spirit, from whose pen Large streames of honnie and sweete nectar flowe, 1 Counterfesaunce, counterfeiting. 3 Drent, drenched, drowned. 1 Counter, encounter, trial of skill....

...is denied by Todd, who thinks the allusion is to Sir Philip Sidney. VOL. V. 5 Scorning the bcldnes of such base-borne men, Which dare their follies forth so rashlie throwe; 220 Doth rather choose to sit in idle cell, Than so himselfe to mockerie to sell. So am I made the...

...nectar flowe ; Scorning the boldness of such base-born men Which dare their follies forth so rashly throwe, Doth rather choose to sit in idle cell, Than so himselfe to mockerie to sell." It is better, far better, to pine away in obscurity, than to live in the city and spend life in writing...

...Decorum kept : Each idle wit at will presumes to make, And doth the Learned's taske upon him take. " But that same gentle Spirit, from whose pen Large...idle Cell, Than so himselfe to mockerie to sell." The most striking of these lines, with reference to our present inquiry, is, " Our pleasant Willy,...

...due Decorum kept: Each idle wit at will presumes to make, And doth the Learned's taske upon him take. "But that same gentle Spirit, from whose pen Large streames of honnie and sweete Nectar Howe, Scorning the boldnes of such base-borne men , Which dare their follies forth so rashlie throwe,...