 | 1761 - 536 pages
...Old" caftle, whom they have fancied a boon-companion, a " jovial royfter, and yet a coward to boot j contrary to the " credit of all chronicles, owning him a martial man of " merit. The beft is, fir John Falftaff hath relieved the " memory of fir John Oldcaftle, and of late is fubftituted... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1806 - 454 pages
...themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the meaning of sir John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and yet...him a martial man of merit . The best is, sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastle, and is substituted buffoon in his place; but... | |
 | Stephen Reynolds Clarke - 1826 - 494 pages
...they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial royster, and a coward to boot, contrary to the credit of chronicles, owning him a martial man of merit; the best is, Sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buflbon in his... | |
 | Rowland Dobie - 1829 - 472 pages
...merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, (Lord Cobham) whom they have fancied a boon companion, or jovial royster, and yet a coward to boot, contrary...all chronicles, owning him a martial man of merit. Sir John Falstaff hath derived the memory of Sir John Oldcastle,* and of late is substituted buffoone... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1837 - 590 pages
...merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle ; whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial roister, and yet a coward to boot, contrary to the credit of...him a martial man of merit. The best is, Sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buffoon in his... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1837 - 600 pages
...merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle ; whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial roister, and yet a coward to boot, contrary to the credit of...him a martial man of merit. The best is, Sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buffoon in his... | |
 | Samuel Gover Winchester - 1840 - 258 pages
...merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle; whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial roister, and yet a coward to boot, contrary to the credit of...him a martial man of merit. The best is, Sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of Sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buffoon in his... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1842 - 586 pages
...merry at, the memory of sir John Oldcastle ; whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial roister, and yet a coward to boot, contrary to the credit of...owning him a martial man of merit. The best is, sir Jolin Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastlc, and of late is substituted buffoon in... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1845 - 524 pages
...and others very merry at, the memory of sir^^fn John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boonplays' companion, a jovial royster, and yet a coward to boot,...him a martial man of merit. The best is, sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buffoon in his... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - 1845 - 536 pages
...very merry at, the memory of sir^f^Tn John Oldcastle, whom they have fancied a boonplayscompanion, a jovial royster, and yet a coward to boot, contrary...him a martial man of merit. The best is, sir John Falstaff hath relieved the memory of sir John Oldcastle, and of late is substituted buffoon in his... | |
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Stage-poets have themselves been very bold with, and others very merry at, the memory of Sir John Oldcastle ; whom they have fancied a boon companion, a jovial... 
