Shakespeare, William

Hannah More to Marianne Sykes Thornton, November or December 1809

We have been much amused with the Life of Wolsey, published in the Collection of Wordsworth, but the 7 Tis as amusing as a Novel; we finished by reading the Tragedy of Henry the 8th. – Surely Shakespeare must have /seen/ this Life of Wolsey written by his .8 - By the way – among the petty exercises of patience in children I shoud put them to read old English, black letter, and bad hand writings.