also the
Epilogue
to the present play.
Ben Jonson - The Devil's Association
'--Massinger's
(_Wks. _, ed. 1805, 4. 121. )
The _Guardian_ appeared in 1633, two years after the printing of
_The Devil is an Ass_. It seems certain that the reference is to the
present passage.
=3. 5. 47 pay for his dinner himselfe. = The custom of inviting the
poet to dinner or supper seems to have been a common one. Dekker
refers to it in the _Guls Horne-booke_, _Non-dram. Wks. _ 2. 249. Cf.
also the Epilogue to the present play.
=3. 5. 47 Perhaps, He would doe that twice, rather then thanke you. =
'This ill-timed compliment to himself, Jonson might have spared, with
some advantage to his judgment, at least, if not his modesty. '--G.
=3. 5. 53. = See variants. Gifford's change destroys the
meaning and is palpably ridiculous.
=3. 5. 77 your double cloakes. = 'I. e.
(_Wks. _, ed. 1805, 4. 121. )
The _Guardian_ appeared in 1633, two years after the printing of
_The Devil is an Ass_. It seems certain that the reference is to the
present passage.
=3. 5. 47 pay for his dinner himselfe. = The custom of inviting the
poet to dinner or supper seems to have been a common one. Dekker
refers to it in the _Guls Horne-booke_, _Non-dram. Wks. _ 2. 249. Cf.
also the Epilogue to the present play.
=3. 5. 47 Perhaps, He would doe that twice, rather then thanke you. =
'This ill-timed compliment to himself, Jonson might have spared, with
some advantage to his judgment, at least, if not his modesty. '--G.
=3. 5. 53. = See variants. Gifford's change destroys the
meaning and is palpably ridiculous.
=3. 5. 77 your double cloakes. = 'I. e.
