...hand, he admired Hamlet exceedingly, when Betterton played the hero ; and Macbeth he considered "an excellent play in all respects, but especially in...a tragedy, it being most proper here and suitable ; " while that " most innocent play," The Tempest, although displaying no great wit, was yet " good...

...Gresham College. To the Duke's house, and saw " Macbeth," which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. 8th. My uncle Thomas with me to receive his quarterage. He tells me his son Thomas is set up in Smithfield,...

...saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially ia divertieement, though it be a deep tragedy ; which is a strange perfection...a tragedy, it being most proper here and suitable. " October 16, 1667, he again saw this most excellent play, and was vexed to see Young (who ia but a...

...saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in divertigement, though it be a deep tragedy ; which is a strange perfection in u tragedy, it being most proper here and suitable. " October 16, 1667, be again saw this molt excellent...

...thing." Vol. ii, p. 3. "To the Duke's house, and saw Macbeth, which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially...tragedy, it being most proper here and suitable." t A new-minted word by the doctors, meaning over-grown or ovcruourished. Ibid. p. 254. 1668. 23rd....

...which, though I saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially iu divertisement, though it be a deep tragedy ; which...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. 8th. My uncle Thomas with me to receive his quarterage. Ho tells me his son Thomas is set up in Smithfield,...

...saw it lately, yet appears a most excellent play in all respects, but especially in divcrtisement, though it be a deep tragedy ; which is a strange perfection...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable. 8th. My uncle Thomas with me to receive his quarterage. He tells me his son Thomas is set up in Smithfield,...

...calls it only ' a pretty good play.' Afterwards it rose in his favour, and in 1667 he declares it to be 'a most excellent play in all respects, but especially...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable." It appears from a subsequent entry that the ' divertisement ' which he considered the especial excellence...

...calls it a ' pretty good play.' Afterwards it rose in his favour, and in 1667 he declares it to be ' a most excellent play in all respects, but especially...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable.' It appears from a subsequent entry that the ' advertisement' which he considered the especial excellence...

...it only ' a pretty good play.' Afterwards it rose in his favour, and in 1667 he declares it to be ' a most excellent play in all respects, but especially...tragedy, it being most proper here, and suitable.' It appears from a subsequent entry that the ' divertisement' which he considered the especial excellence...