...rayling. After a brief visit from Jonson, Drummond wrote (Conversations p. 40), Jan. 19, 1619: 'He is a great lover and praiser of himself ; a contemner and scorner of others; given rather to losse a friend than a jest [cf. Tucca's description of Horace, Poetaster, 4. 3. 112 ff.] ; jealous...

...is, not that the Jonson (says that writer), waa a great lover and praiser of himself; a coritemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and aftion of those about him, especially after drink, which is one of the elements in which he lived ;...

...rather to lofe a friend than a jeft ; jealous of every word and action of thofe about him, efpecially after drink, which is one of the elements in which he lived ; a diflembler of the parts which reign in him ; a bragger of fome good that he wanted : thinketh nothing...

...rather to lofe a friend than a jcft, jealous of every word and action of thofe abrct him, efpecially after drink, which is one of the elements in which he lived ; a diffembler of the pin •which reign in him, a bragger of fome good that he wanted, thinketh nothing...

...to lofe a friend than a jeft ;, tc jealous of every word and action of thofe " about him, efpecially after drink,- which is" one of the elements in which he lived- ; a, *' diflembler of the parts which reign in him ; " a bragger of fome good that he wanted, " thinketh...

...please the king, that Piece of Forth Feasting had been his own." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner...of the elements in which he lived ; a dissembler of the parts which reign in him ; a bragger of some1 good that he wanted, thinking nothing well done,...

...Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a con tanner and scoruer of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest...of the elements in which he lived ; a dissembler of the parts which reign in him ; a bragger of some good that he wanted, thinking nothing well done, but...

...Scotch poet, says of him, " that he was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and despiser of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest...of the elements in which he lived ; a dissembler of the parts that reign in him ; a bragger of some good that he -wanted, thinking nothing well done, but...

...the purpose would lead beyond eight lines, were all forced." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner...of the elements in which he lived ; a dissembler of the parts which reign in him ; a bragger of some good that he wanted, thinking nothing well done, but...

...the purpose would lead beyond eight lines, were all forced." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner...of the elements in which he lived ; a dissembler of the parts which reign in him ; a bragger of some good that he wanted, thinking nothing well done, but...