 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
 | 1845 - 816 str.
...he so, I 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...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 vibuma cupre»si.'... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 str.
...he so, I 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,...is presented to him : no man can say, he ever had a lit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 str.
...so, I 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,...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poetg, Quantum lenta solent inter Viburtia Cufiresei,''... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 str.
...the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clinches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Irani solent inter vibernt cnpresii.' E... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 str.
...the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipidi his eomie wit deIfeneratinp into elinehes, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great oeeasion is presented to him: no man ean say he ever had a fit subjeet for his wit, and did not ;hen... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 str.
...so, I should do him injury to com" pare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many " times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating " into clenches,...ever had a " fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise him" self as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi"... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 442 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 obserres, that the caution observed in this decision, proves the miserable taste... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 668 str.
...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." It... | |
 | 1821 - 408 str.
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, 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 lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. "... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 str.
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, 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 lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. "... | |
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