 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
 | 1828 - 410 str.
...feeling to be developed, he is often languid and obscure, but as. Dryden more happily expresses it, " he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him; no man can say he ever had a subject tit for hie wit (genius)r and did not then raise himself as high above other poets, quantum... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1828 - 520 str.
...Ht is many times flat, insipid; his comic wit dege limiting into clenches, his serious swelling '^ bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him; no man CM say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and dirt not then raise himself as high above the rest... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1829 - 648 str.
...injury, to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and ms,p,d ; h,s conuc w,t degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when »om« great occasion is presented to him.' DRYDES'S Essay on Dramatic Poetry when we would least wish... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 str.
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, e conecious swains, rejoicing in the sight, Eye the...their rays ; The long reflections of the distant fire then raise iiimsclf as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cnpressi.(l)... | |
 | 1830 - 430 str.
...an injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his .serious swelling...fit subject for his wit, and did not raise himself above the best of poets." COINCIDENCES. The 3rd of September was a day particularly ominuus to Oliver... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 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 lenta solent inter viburna cdpressi.' *... | |
 | 1830 - 288 str.
...so4, I should do him " injury to compare him to the greatest of " mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; " his comic wit degenerating into clenches;...swelling into bombast. But he is " always great when sonae great occasion is pre" sentedto him. " Great he may be justly called, as the extent and force... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 str.
...greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, bis serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great,...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 riburaa cupressi.' It... | |
 | J. Cherpilloud - 1833 - 272 str.
...him injury to compare him", even with the* greatest of mankind. He is sometimes flat* and insipid : but he is always great, when some great* occasion is presented to him* ; no man * can say, he ever hadc a subject fit for his genius, and did not then raise himselfA above all other poets. — DRYDEN.... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1833 - 654 str.
...he so, I should do him injury, to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches;...swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when •ome great occasion is presented to him. 1 DRYDEH'S Essay on Dramatic Poetrj I when we would least... | |
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