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The latter was baptized at Oxford, on March 3, 1605, as the son of John D'Avenant, the landlord of the Crown Inn, where Shakespeare lodged in his journeys to and from Stratford.
From Testimony of the Sonnets as to the Authorship of the Shakespearean Plays and Poems by Johnson, Jesse
D’Avenant had rejected the marvellous from his poem—that is, the machinery of the epic: he had resolved to compose a tale of human beings for men.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
One of these companies was directed by Sir William D'Avenant, Shakespeare's reputed godson, and was under the patronage of the King's brother, the Duke of York.
From Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays by Lee, Sidney, Sir
One of the curiosities in the history of our poetry, is the Gondibert of D’Avenant; and the fortunes and the fate of this epic are as extraordinary as the poem itself.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
Would D’Avenant have bantered his proud labour, by calling it “incomparable?”
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
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