1621-3

Updated: June 8, 2025

We only need to know for what man of "transcendent genius, universal culture, world-wide philosophy . . . moving in Court circles," and so on, Ben "was working" about 1621-3, the Folio appearing in 1623. The heart beats with anticipation of a discovery! "On January 22, 1621, Bacon celebrated his sixtieth birthday with great state at York House. "Thou stand'st as if some mystery thou didst." Mr.

Andrew Lang - Shakespeare, Bacon, and the Great Unknown

So he tells us of Bacon that he often made himself ridiculous, and so forth, but he PRETENDS that he is speaking of Shakespeare. All this wedge of wisdom, remember, is inserted between the search for "the efficient cause" of Ben's panegyric , in the Folio, on his Beloved Mr. William Shakespeare, and the discovery of Ben's visits to Bacon in 1621-3. Does Mr.

Andrew Lang - Shakespeare, Bacon, and the Great Unknown