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Excerpt from "Shakespeare" Identified in Edward De Vere, the Seventeenth Earl of Oxford
I have also gratefully to acknowledge indebtedness respecting the portraits it was important the work should contain: to His Majesty the King for permission to repro duce the miniature of Sir Philip Sidney in Windsor Castle; to His Grace the Duke of Portland, not only for permis sion to reproduce, but also for facilities, spontaneously and graciously offered, for securing a good copy of his portrait of Edward de Vere at Welbeck Abbey; to the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery for similar permission re specting the portraits of Lord Burleigh and Sir Horace Vere; and to Mr. Emery Walker, for kindly grant ing the use of several photographs and blocks of these portraits.
I now send forth the results of my investigations to face the ordeal of a public examination. Although I have tried to regard all schools of thought as so many agencies in the one cause of truth, it is too much to expect that, in dealing with such controversial matters, I have avoided hurting susceptibilities. For any shortcomings of this kind I throw myself on the generosity Of my readers. I have no wish, however, to be spared fair and helpful criticism; nor can I hope to escape criticism of the less kindly type: but if in the end I can see the truth prevail and an act of repara tion done to a great Englishman, I shall be content.
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I have also gratefully to acknowledge indebtedness respecting the portraits it was important the work should contain: to His Majesty the King for permission to repro duce the miniature of Sir Philip Sidney in Windsor Castle; to His Grace the Duke of Portland, not only for permis sion to reproduce, but also for facilities, spontaneously and graciously offered, for securing a good copy of his portrait of Edward de Vere at Welbeck Abbey; to the Trustees of the National Portrait Gallery for similar permission re specting the portraits of Lord Burleigh and Sir Horace Vere; and to Mr. Emery Walker, for kindly grant ing the use of several photographs and blocks of these portraits.
I now send forth the results of my investigations to face the ordeal of a public examination. Although I have tried to regard all schools of thought as so many agencies in the one cause of truth, it is too much to expect that, in dealing with such controversial matters, I have avoided hurting susceptibilities. For any shortcomings of this kind I throw myself on the generosity Of my readers. I have no wish, however, to be spared fair and helpful criticism; nor can I hope to escape criticism of the less kindly type: but if in the end I can see the truth prevail and an act of repara tion done to a great Englishman, I shall be content.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - J. Thomas Looney
Hardback
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781334997471
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.9 cm
Page Count - 494
Paperback
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ISBN - 9781332424962
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm
Page Count - 496
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