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The monstrous doctrine here propounded is attributable , perhaps , more to the anxiety of Inigo , who was a courtier , to flatter the vanity , by illustrating the absurd hypothesis , of his sovereign , than to any fallacy that really existed in his own judgment . The notes are very
ingenious , and aim to show that " Stonehenge was a temple of the Tuscan order , raised by the Bomans , and consecrated to the god Coelus , the origin of all things . " This wild theory was attacked by Dr . Charlton , and vindicated by Webb ; but neither the architect nor his defender found any supporters .
Another short reconciliation had again been effected between Jones and Ben Jonson , for the three last masques represented in the reign of James I . were of their joint invention . They were performed in 1623-4-5 ; and an apparently trivia ! cause connected with the last ,
which was called " Chloridia , " again and for ever estranged the two artists . The influence and power of Jones had become predominant at court , and his jealousy , somewhat childish , was excited into deep resentment by Jonson having , in the masque of " Chloridia , " placed his own name in the title-page before that of his coadjutor .
This was the last court entertainment m which Jonson was engaged , for Inigo found means to introduce other poets— -Townsend , Carew , Shirley , Hey wood , and Davenant , —creatures of his own , who express their gratitude in rather servile terms to the proud and powerful architect . Jonson , however , although thus neglected in his old age , and in circumstances of comparative indigence , did not fait to retaliate on his former associate in terms of the bitterest satire
written , as Howell has it , " with a porcupine ' s quill dipped m gall . ' "An Expostulation with Inigo Jones , " in Jonson ' s own handwriting , is included in the Bridgewater MSS ., in which he ridicules the velvet court livery of the architect . The fact is , the poet is not far from the mark when he says , that Jones wanted to be Dominus Do-all , and to monopolize to himself all the praise ; that , in shorty as
Clifford says , he preferred " an obscure ballad-maker who could string together a few rhymes to explain the scenery , to a man of talent who might aspire to a share of the praise given to the entertainment . " In Jonson ' s play of the " Tale of a Tub , " he introduces Jones as Vitruvius Hoop , in which the master surveyor and his peculiarities are
held up to ridicule . This shaft of Jonson ' s satire went home to the mark , and so exasperated Jones , that he actually paid for and received authority from the Lord Chamberlain to have the character of Vitruvius Hoop struck out of the play . The offensive character is not to be found in the copies we now possess . Inigo ' s position enabled him to revenge himself , and he did so in a manner that
argued rather a vindictive spirit , for he found means to " damn" the last play of the illustrious poet , which was performed at court by the queen ' s players , and is recorded in the office-book of the master of the revels as " not liked . " George Chapman , the translator of Homer , and one of Jones ' s most constant friends , died during this petty warfare . The friendship which the architect entertained for him is commemorated by a von . n , 3 n
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The monstrous doctrine here propounded is attributable , perhaps , more to the anxiety of Inigo , who was a courtier , to flatter the vanity , by illustrating the absurd hypothesis , of his sovereign , than to any fallacy that really existed in his own judgment . The notes are very
ingenious , and aim to show that " Stonehenge was a temple of the Tuscan order , raised by the Bomans , and consecrated to the god Coelus , the origin of all things . " This wild theory was attacked by Dr . Charlton , and vindicated by Webb ; but neither the architect nor his defender found any supporters .
Another short reconciliation had again been effected between Jones and Ben Jonson , for the three last masques represented in the reign of James I . were of their joint invention . They were performed in 1623-4-5 ; and an apparently trivia ! cause connected with the last ,
which was called " Chloridia , " again and for ever estranged the two artists . The influence and power of Jones had become predominant at court , and his jealousy , somewhat childish , was excited into deep resentment by Jonson having , in the masque of " Chloridia , " placed his own name in the title-page before that of his coadjutor .
This was the last court entertainment m which Jonson was engaged , for Inigo found means to introduce other poets— -Townsend , Carew , Shirley , Hey wood , and Davenant , —creatures of his own , who express their gratitude in rather servile terms to the proud and powerful architect . Jonson , however , although thus neglected in his old age , and in circumstances of comparative indigence , did not fait to retaliate on his former associate in terms of the bitterest satire
written , as Howell has it , " with a porcupine ' s quill dipped m gall . ' "An Expostulation with Inigo Jones , " in Jonson ' s own handwriting , is included in the Bridgewater MSS ., in which he ridicules the velvet court livery of the architect . The fact is , the poet is not far from the mark when he says , that Jones wanted to be Dominus Do-all , and to monopolize to himself all the praise ; that , in shorty as
Clifford says , he preferred " an obscure ballad-maker who could string together a few rhymes to explain the scenery , to a man of talent who might aspire to a share of the praise given to the entertainment . " In Jonson ' s play of the " Tale of a Tub , " he introduces Jones as Vitruvius Hoop , in which the master surveyor and his peculiarities are
held up to ridicule . This shaft of Jonson ' s satire went home to the mark , and so exasperated Jones , that he actually paid for and received authority from the Lord Chamberlain to have the character of Vitruvius Hoop struck out of the play . The offensive character is not to be found in the copies we now possess . Inigo ' s position enabled him to revenge himself , and he did so in a manner that
argued rather a vindictive spirit , for he found means to " damn" the last play of the illustrious poet , which was performed at court by the queen ' s players , and is recorded in the office-book of the master of the revels as " not liked . " George Chapman , the translator of Homer , and one of Jones ' s most constant friends , died during this petty warfare . The friendship which the architect entertained for him is commemorated by a von . n , 3 n