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An Apology for the Believers in the Shakspeare-Papers; Which Were Exhibited in Norfolk-Street
An Apology for the Believers in the ShakspearePapers Which Were Exhibited in NorfolkStreet Author:George Chalmers General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1797 Original Publisher: printed for Thomas Egerton Subjects: Drama / Shakespeare Literary Criticism / Shakespeare Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edi... more »tion of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: " Mr. Secretary had rare mufick, and fongs: She would needs hear them j and fo this dittay was foung which you fee firft " written. More verfes there be lykewyfe, -" whereof fom, or all, were lykewyfe foung. '" I do boldly fend thefe verfes to your lord- " ihip, which I would not do to any els, " for I hear they are very fecrett. Some of f the verfes argewthat he repines not thoghe ?' her Majefty pleafe to grace others, and con- " tents himfelf with the favour he hath (/)." (/) See Lodge's Illuftrations, vol. iii. 136, William Brown's News-letter to the Earl of Shrewfbury. The young Lady of Darby, who was treated in that manner, was Elizabeth, the elJefl daughter of Edward Vere, Earl of Ox- ford, and ihe wife of William Earl of Darby : It was Mr. Secretary Cecil's picture, which gave rife to that flirtation in Queen Befs, and produced the fongs, and mufick ; to her great divertifemcnt. Happy! if thofe fongs of Mr. Secretary could be retrieved, though it would require prot/s of holy writ to convince Mr. Malone of their authenticity. The art of that profound flatefman is wonderful. Being caught, hanging in the bofom of the young Countefs, by Elizabeth, and being informed of her freak, he turned die incidents into afong : And, while he amufed the Queen, he took care to difdaim any greater pretenfions to power, than what he derived from her gooiinefs. We fee, in the midft of this joke the opinion of that moft accomplifhed flatef- mah, who was then prime minifter, with regard to Elizab...« less