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heatedly conducted on both sides, and is lieve that Bacon's great mind, steeped in not likely to be settled one way or the philosophy and the sciences, found vent uther until some such evidence is forth, for feelings. (which must have been won- coining as I do not, think is likely to be derfully well ruppressed at other times) discovered at this time of day either in the composition of those poetical plays. a river-bed or anywhere else. Mr. A. That we do not know anything parti- drew Lang considers the question dis-cular about Shakespeare does not go to ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. passionately, and ho gives us the com- prove that Bacon wrote the plays," auri mon sense of the matter, sprinkled there is nothing more positive than the always with the sale of his wit. I do not assertions of the Baconians to show that know any book upon the subject which Bacon might, could, would, or should is anything like so entertaining or, for have written them. Mr. Lang willingly that matter, so impartial. For although recognises that Shakespeare was no greas more hazmed lawyers than cua have taken scholar, and is quick to point out the ORGAN up the case for Bacon, yet they always he makes many mistakes, all of whe
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· As Mr. Lang pithily puts it, "Since January 2nd, and sail for SINGAPORE, Mr. Lang disdains to notice in detail all we have plenty of evidence for Bacon's 'ame PENANG, RANGOON, CALCUTTA. MADRAS, COLOMBO, BOMBAY, SUEZ the stuff and nonsense that has been writ. life and occupations during the period of (for Cairo), PORT SAID, MESSINA and ten upon the subject, and has nothing Shakespearoon poetic setivity, we MARSEILLES, on MUNDAY, January more than a dig now and then at the knew what he was doing as a mar, A 6th 1913.
lawyers who in their old age, hers taken student, a Crown, lawyer, a picader-in-the- "A number of vacant first-class, bortha are up the Bacon theory-and gone the whole Courts, a political pamphleteer, essayist, available at moderate rates, and special targ, so to say, down to the last bristle, courtier, active Member of Parliament. accommodatitin can also be booked if required. For further particulars please Mr. Greenwood, to be aure, is an Anti- and ro co, with what he is said to have apply to
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1412 | categorieally that Bacon did. If Shales. Bacon, or another does not turn out pears didn't write the plays, and Bacon such poetry in his idle hours merely as didn't, then who did? "That is the relaxation. For it may be presumed question." as the author of "Hamlet": fast Bacon did not do it for gain--or why
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