. William Shakespere : a biography. e impressive is the long column of certain young menof the City marching by three and three in black cassokins, with their shortpikes, halberds, aud ensign trailing on the ground. There are in that pro-cession many of the officers of his foot in the Low Countries his gentlemenand yeoman-servants, and twelve kniglits o! hi> kindred and friends. One • Stows AimaU. t Ibil. Z 2 889 WILLIAM SHAKSPERE : there is amongst them upon whom all eyes are gazing—Drake, the ooia seamanwho has carried the terror of the English flag through every sea, and in afewmonths wi
. William Shakespere : a biography. e impressive is the long column of certain young menof the City marching by three and three in black cassokins, with their shortpikes, halberds, aud ensign trailing on the ground. There are in that pro-cession many of the officers of his foot in the Low Countries his gentlemenand yeoman-servants, and twelve kniglits o! hi> kindred and friends. One • Stows AimaU. t Ibil. Z 2 889 WILLIAM SHAKSPERE : there is amongst them upon whom all eyes are gazing—Drake, the ooia seamanwho has carried the terror of the English flag through every sea, and in afewmonths will be singeing the King of Spains beard. The corpse of Sidneyis borne by fourteen of his yeomen; and amongst the pall-bearers is one weep-ing manly tears, Fulke Greville, upon whose own tomb was written as theclimax of his honour that he was friend to Sir Philip Sidney. The uncle,of the dead hero is there also, the proud, ambitious, weak, and incapable Lei-cester, who has been kinging it as Governor-General of the Low Countries. [ Without the courage to fight a battle, except that in which Sidney was sacri-ficed. He has been recalled; and is in some disfavour in the courtly circle,although he tried to redeem his disgraces in the Netherlands by boldly coun-selling the poisoning of the Queen of Scots. Shakspere looks upon the haughtypeer, and shudders when he thinks of the murder of Edward Arden.* 3J0 • Soo p. 8S.
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