...who were muttering that " an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers, with his tiger's head wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to...as the best of you ; and being an absolute Johannes Fac totum is, in his own conceit, the only SHAKE-SCENE in a country," I repeat, to Lodge, Green, Peele,...

...not : for there is an upstart crow beautified with our feathers, that with his tyger's head, wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to...his own conceit 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...

...'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." Here the spiteful fling at Shakespeare is unmistakable, and nobody questions that he is the " Shake-scene...

...FEATHERS, that with 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...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...

...theatre); " for there is an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers, that, with his tiger's h'eart wrapt in a player's hide, supposes he is as well able to...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...

...there is an upstart crow beautified with our feathers, that with his tigers heart wrapt in a players hide supposes he is as well able to bombast out a...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...

...feathers, that, with 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...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...

...there is an upstait crow beautified with our feathers, that with his timers heart wrapt in a players hide supposes he is as well able to bombast out a...as the best of you; and being an absolute Johannes fac-tolum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country. O that I might entreat your rare...

...these works, which was published by Chettle subeee, an oge, says, , (the managers of the theatre;) all Beatrice to von, who, I think hath legs. [Exit...low pitiful I deserve, — I mean, in singing ; hut As it could not be doubtful against whom this attack was directed, we cannot wonder that Shakspoare...

...Chettle then writing in the "Groatsworth of Wit" depreciative criticism of the Warwickshire actor, that " upstart crow beautified with our feathers, that, with...his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country ?" Was not Sliakspeare then being classed, carelessly and blindly, with all the rest of the Blackfriars...