The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-05-19


wit, bought with d million ofrepcnt-
ence, . it seems to be evident that they
lallude to Shakespeare. In giving adj
| vice to three Of his fellow -drainatists,
obviously Marlowe, Lodge and Peele,
he counsels them not to rely on SO
Lmean astay as the stage; ''for, he adds,
f"there il. an upstart crow beauti6ed
With our feathers, that, with his hger's
heart ,crQpt In a players hide, suppo-
ses he is as well able to bombast out a
blank verse as the best of you and
being an absolute Johnnes Fsc-totum,
is in his own conceit, the only Shake
scene in q country" The term
"Shakciscene" conspicuously printed,
is a palpable allusion to Shakespeare,
and the words, ehis tigers heart wrapt
1 in a players hide" are a parody on a
line in the Third Part Of King Henry
lYI. ''s'5 TSJ3Ii
tigers heart, wrapt in a woman's hide
which also occurs in the old play, e'The
True Tragedie of Richard Duke of
| York The expression, 'beautifed
with our feathers conveys a direct
charge Of plagiarism and the obvious
Inference is that Shakespeare had then
been engaged in remodeling some old
Iplays, in the composition Of which
Greene, ,Marlowe, lodge and Peele had
been jointly or severally authors. AT
ter Greene's death, another dramatist,
Henry Chcttle, published the Groat's
Worth Of Wit the passage in which,
\ Just quoted, gave offense to Marlowe
and Shakespeare, and drew forth a
highly interesting explanation from
Chettle. In some prefactory remarks
to his Kind Hearts Dream Chettle
says: with neither of them that take
offense was | acquainted, and withone
of them (Marlowe)I care not if | never
be; the other (Shakespeare), whom at
that time / did not so much spare as
since / wish l had, for that as I have
moderated the heat of living writers,
and might have used my own discre-
tions, especially in such case the ap-
4 thor being dead, that / did not | am
sorry as if the original fault had been
. my fault, because myself have seen his
i demeanor no less civil than he excel.
lent inthe quality he processes; besides
divers ofworship have reported his I'd
rightness Of dealing, which argues
his honesty, and his facetious grace in
writing, that approves his art This il
a most valuable statement, at once
bearing testimony to Shakespeare
worth as a man, and to his talents a'
an actor and author During his six
years residence in Loudon he had evi
, IDENTIFY established for himself high
/, , position, sueh as commanded alike The
respect and admiration of his fellow
, workers, who regarded him as one o
, their ruling chiefs. .ger ID T..
."About another distinguished con
temporary's praise there can be nj
doubt. Ben Johnson says, Il loved tht
9 man, and do honour his memory, OF
> this side idolatry as much as any
! He was indeed honest of an open and
q free nature; had an excellent fancy
! brave expressions3wherein he flowe'
o with that facility, that sometimes i
was necessary he should be stopped
Su61dmiaandus crdt as Augustus said o
Haterius. His wit was in his owl
. power; would the rules of it had beef
. so tool And in verse Johnson has ais
= borne tribute to the greatness of hi
; contemporary. The poem TO tn
o memory of my beloved Master, Will
4 liam Shakespeare, and what he hat
p left us, is most elaborate as well a
f discriminating eulogy ofthe poet and hi
i works .r.... ... .... ....
d ITO draw no envy, Shakespeare, Of thy name,
= AMI thus ample TO thy lsoS and fame;
u While leonfess thy writings to he such
a Asnether man nor muse can praise TOO much.
~ '1is true and all mems suffrage.
= He was net OF an age, butfor ALL time!
,Fl And all the muses. still were in their prime,
u When, like Apollo, he came forth TO warm
/, Our ears, or like Mercury to charm!
@ We must then dismiss, certainly o
Il this sacred day when and whore | al
e writing suppress our doubts, if we hav
It them, and conclude that the great &c
= MUS was the boy who was three hur
e 'dred years ago born just there, ju;
Is twenty steps from the old "White l.
s, on hotel, where Iwrito. Howgreat mus
i he have been, whose wand stretchC
,e over three centuries, and makes til
le dust around his cradle and his gray
sc blossom to flowers of enthusiasm an
10 festive Joy How potent were the'
y words, which even to day are too form
a idable for the usurpers to tolerate;
y witness the prohibition of the celebrt
70 tion of this day in Paris, by the pc
! formance OF Shakespeares Dramas
!, There is little doubt that the Festivi
,s here, will be every respect worthy
= the bard, and Of his country. III
- weather opens beautifully .irexeellel
10 and distinguished men are alread
q. present; and a general feeling of jc
~ pervades the air, The town Itself
!; beautiful, and the river reminds me
I some of the most beautiful parts of Il
rs Ohio, though its waters are much cea
] or. 1t is not large place i the Paw
I, ion it has raised (of which hereafter
< would contain all Of its inhabitant
~ about 5000. 1t was once single sire
~ and ford-whence its name. " But
- the preparations it has made, il, h
q shown itself to have "a large-heart
a population. The Mayor, Mr.. 3.
~ Flower, who, with hislsons, has be-
ba the leading man inbthe matter b
~ passed much Of his life in America,
NJ especially in Ohio and the West; al
~ hos dona n,noh N kaan tho eenti man