Authour

His humane forgiving disposition was put to a pretty strong test on his return to London, by a liberty which Mr. Thomas Davies had taken with him in his absence, which was, to publish two volumes, entitled, Miscellaneous and fugitive Pieces, which he advertised in the news-papers, ‘By the Authour of the Rambler.’

The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 2004

I therefore suspect that the Authour wrote thus, —

Preface to Shakespeare 2004

One essential matter, however, I understood was necessary to be previously settled, which was obtaining such an addition to his income, as would be sufficient to enable him to defray the expence in a manner becoming the first literary character of a great nation, and independent of all his other merits, the Authour of THE DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. 2004

The Nurse is one of the characters in which the Authour delighted: he has, with great subtility of distinction, drawn her at once loquacious and secret, obsequious and insolent, trusty and dishonest.

Preface to Shakespeare 2004

But when I considered mine owne weakenes, and the maiestie of the Authour, the cancred infirmitye of a cowardlye minde, stayed my conceyued purpose, and yet not so stayed as vtterlye to suppresse mine attempt.

The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 William Painter

But since your L.L. haue beene pleas'd to thinke these trifles some-thing, heeretofore; and haue prosequuted both them, and their Authour liuing, with so much fauour: we hope, that (they out-liuing him, and he not hauing the fate, common with some, to be exequutor to his owne writings) you will vse the like indulgence toward them, you haue done vnto their parent.

The Facts About Shakespeare William Allan Nielson

_Apparell_, then they had before: So that, the _Authour_ should finde his own _Speech_ much amended; And yet the _Substance_ of it still

Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles Various

_Leg_ of Cambridge, Doctor _Edes_ of Oxforde, maister _Edward Ferris_, the Authour of the _Mirrour for Magistrates_, _Marlow_, _Peele_,

The Facts About Shakespeare William Allan Nielson

Lordship the first vewe of this mine impression (a feat of mine owne simple facultie) it could not scypher her Maiesties honour or prerogatiue in the guift, nor yet the Authour of his thanks: and seeing the thing it selfe to be a deuice of some noueltie (which commonly it giveth euery good thing a speciall grace) and a noueltie so highly tending to the most worthy prayses of her Maiesties most excellent name.

The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham

Newly overseen by the Authour, and published for the defence of

Notes and Queries, Number 41, August 10, 1850 Various