I cannot say he is everywhere alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid — his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great... The Living Age - Strana 1161876Úplné zobrazení - Podrobnosti o knize
| George Burnett - 1807 - 548 str.
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...when some great occasion is presented to him ; no iiiun can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 str.
...mankind, He is many times Gat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; his rerious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion ls prctented te him/' DKYDEN'S Essay on Dramatic Poetry. f their manners, coarse or harsh in their... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 str.
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did * Mr Malone justly observes, that the caution observed in this Decision, proves the miserable taste... | |
| 1809 - 604 str.
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He it many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soient later vilurna cu/ircstl,'... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 str.
...he so T should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, ami did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lentii solent inter viburna... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 str.
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi."... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 str.
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then. raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta Solent inter viburna cupressi."... | |
| Manual - 1809 - 288 str.
...times flat, insipid : his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bomhast. But he is always great when some great occasion is...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.* Virgil's... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 444 str.
...injury to comfiare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times fiat and insifiid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...But he is always great, when some great occasion is firesented to him : no man ran say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 str.
...injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his ccmick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raibe himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta sclent inter viburna cupressi."... | |
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