ABSTRACT
That Shakespeare was not altogether unacquainted with the dead Languages is plain from the Confession of his Adversaries; and from the Authority of Jonson, who allows him a small Portion both of Greek and Latin. We may venture to go somewhat further and say that he not only understood those Languages but that he arrived to a Taste and Elegance of Judgment, particularly in the Latter. Of this the Tragedy of Hamlet is an irrefragable Instance.
