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contemptible, the more utterly contemptible, seem his style and make—up, the instrument upon which he plays

Perhaps I ought to apologize for saying so much to you about a matter which I know plays but the smallest

There's the story of Lige: it plays the dickens with the character of Stonewall Jackson—taking him down

Monday, August 20, 1888.W. spent today depressed—physically "played-out like," as he said.

They are not parts of a play—acts one, two, three—or chapters of a romance—that they need to be put together

I spoke of Anna's excellent piano playing, W. taking it up: "Have you noticed that, too, Horace?

He is certainly the Winter of my discontent mentioned by Lord Bacon in his play of Richard III.

—referring to Amelie Rives' play there printed in full. "Oh no—I am not prepared to tackle that.

It is my old play-book, used many and many times in my itinerant theatre days: Richard: Shakespeare's

Richard: are of the best of the plays, I always say—one of the best—in it's vehemence, power, even in

Will the people ever come to base ball, plays, concerts, yacht races, on Sundays?

sad-devout, not sickly-religious: but a man full of blood who didn't hesitate to outrage ascetic customs or play

Hunter has a little flirtiness in his composition—likes to play out his learning diplomatically.

Lust, whiskey, such things, played heavy cards in his game of life.

letter of a literary man but of a man: a man simply possessed of the first impulse to help make fair play

alone or chiefly because of her eyes, her complexion, the mellowness of her body, though these, too, play

here he had the fife on the little stand by his cot,—he once told me that if he got well he would play

nature in her large meanings, growths, evolutions: who enters most naturally, sympathetically, into the play

I do not know that I really care who made the plays—who wrote them.

book—that slanders, flings, hatreds, jealousies, constitute the staple of his motive in making the plays

ShaksperShakespeare the actor as a person and how much less is known of the person Shakespeare of the plays

Did you ever notice—how much the law is involved with the plays?

Peter's. It is grand, grand—O how grand!

Harned asked: "Are you then prepared to say the plays were written by Bacon?"

The contention reminds me of an incident that occurred in a play in one of the New York theaters in my

They were reviving a whole series of old English plays: very good, staple plays: I saw a good many of

There was one play (I forget its name) in which Placide carried along a rather odd scene.

The first thing necessary is the thought—the rest may follow if it chooses—may play its part—but must

In the plays—the historical plays especially—Bacon sees the basilisk in all his nature and proportions.I

the proposition I set forth in the Leaves, considering the rumpus I made, considering my refusal to play

Well, it's nearly ready—only I play a little for time—I am fencing for another day or two.

W. played with some sheets of paper on his table and recurred to the subject today, finally handing me

The obvious retort is, that I have never really heard it played.

Wednesday afternoon I played the delightful game of lawn tennis with them and their friends and the following

day I was asked to go and play tennis at the Rectory two miles off.

"It is my final belief that the Shakespearean plays were written by another hand than Shaksper'sShakespeare's—I

W. discussed with Harned some legal features involved in the plays.

There is much in the plays that is offensive to me, anyhow: yes, in all the plays of that period: a grandiose

Burleigh played piano. W. very ready. Greeting everybody gaily. Often with inquiries.

Kennedy came along and put in a demurrer, W. resuming: "The Shakespeare plays are essentially the plays

aristocracy: they are in fact not as nearly in touch with the spirit of our modern democracy as the plays

Do you find such things in the Shakespeare plays?

I do not—no, nothing of the kind: on the contrary everything possible is done in the Shakespeare plays

Ordinarily he would have played for time. But I could see that he was serious about the warning.

Once he mentioned Peter Doyle. "Where are you Pete? Oh!

should like to have my name written in each book by you (unless you object).I suppose you have seen Peter

that you have not so far forgotten my article as to think my meaning was that attributed to me by Peter

barrister friend of mine, O'Grady, which appeared in The Gentleman's Magazine the same month in which Peter

I give my friend Peter Doyle the silver watch.I desire that my friends Dr R M Bucke of London, Ontario

You know, I did not get as far as Donnelly's cipher: yet the plays are I am sure full of mysteries in

"I was sure that was not the book: my mind nowadays plays me strange antics—confuses shapes, sizes, colors

W. said again: "There was a German band out on the street today—not too near: they played a couple of

Smith has his parts, no doubt, but he ought to play his piece in some village backyard: he don't seem

Peter and Paul (Catholic). You might also read the Catholic life of Jesus Christ.

Pray St.Saints Peter and Paul to cure you and have votive masses (P. and P.) prayers and communions made

I can't think of the author's name—my memory plays me such shabby tricks these days—(though I should

The Book is a product, not of literature merely, but of the largest universal law and play of things,

How life plays itself back and forth!—what a chapter of ups and downs!

but one evening I went into a theatre—it was hot and close—with a friend—and in the course of the play

"It is a surprising hubbub he makes, indeed—it reminds me of little children playing with jackstraws

for me: never doubted or gone off—that I can count on him in all exigencies: and I think affection plays

But this quiet play of pros with cons enters more or less into all his conversation.

Alluded to his memory: "It lasts—lasts wonderfully well: it plays me some tricks—but then it always did

"The Whitman Club in Boston has petered out. It failed because I sat down on it.

Why—there was Grant—see how he went about his work, defied the rules, played the game his own way—did

issued in a different shape—quite square I should like to have it—so as to give your long lines full play

nobody was a nobody—there were reasons for the existence of everybody concerned in the production of a play

said I am no longer a theatre-goer—perhaps I have lost the theatrical perspective—I have not seen plays

At times he plays with you with a deliberate, baffling sportiveness."

that period full of designs for things that were never executed: lectures, songs, poems, aphorisms, plays—why

Much else went on—word after word—and theme playing with theme.

"It makes a good play. Did you know that, Horace? A capital play—with fire and feeling—oh!

It is a sad game to play." Then asked, "You know what hetchel is?

Bannan in Warrie's room playing cribbage.

The spirit has played me against it." Yet asked, "What news with you?

I like that—more than like it: it is few but mighty," playing on a current phrase.

of my doubts of Shakespeare is in the fact that no two men seem to agree as to what he meant by the plays

Has been reading some of the Shakespeare plays. Not a word to either of us today from Wallace.

It was a holy peace—a quiet passing understanding—my memory meanwhile drowsily playing with all the events

And again, "As I have always said, there's an element, margin, play, of uncertainty in every photo: it

Much else went on—word after word—and theme playing with theme.