I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakspeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, Would he bad blotted a thousand. La référence est exacte : The Works of Ben Jonson...: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and a Biographical Memoir, by Ben Jonson, William Gifford, Published 1816. Cela ne signifie pas que Hugo a lui-même directement consulté l'ouvrage. La citation lui a été très probablement donnée par son fils.