I have heard that Mr. Shakespeare was a natural wit, without any art at all.
- Rev. John Ward, Vicar of Stratford, 1663
William Shakespeaer was born at Stratford, in Warwickshire; his learning was very little, and therefore it is more a matter for wonder that he should be a very excellent poet.
- Bentham--State of the English Schools and Churches, about 1686
In a letter from Francis Bacon to courtier Sir John Davies :So, desiring you to be good to concealed poets.,,,"
“Let him do his private business under a mask.” Bacon - De moribus interpretis
“In choice of instruments, it is better to choose men of a plainer sort,. . .” Bacon - Essay of Negotiating
“Writings should be such as should make men in love with the lesson, and not with the teacher. - Francis Bacon
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