 He is a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and Scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend, than a Jest, jealous of every word and action of those about him (especially after drink) which is one of the Elements in which he liveth...  William Shakespeare: A Literary Biography - Seite 155von Karl Elze - 1888 - 587 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 Seiten
...After a brief visit from Jonson, Drummond wrote (Conversations p. 40), Jan. 19, 1619: 'He is a great lover and praiser of himself ; a contemner and scorner...others; given rather to losse a friend than a jest [cf. Tucca's description of Horace, Poetaster, 4. 3. 112 ff.] ; jealous of every word and action of... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 728 Seiten
...king, that Piece of Forth Feasting had been his own." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially after drink,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 Seiten
...was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and despiser of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially after drink, which is one of the elements in which he lived ; a dissembler of the parts... | |
 | 1815 - 544 Seiten
...purpose would lead beyond eight lines, were all forced." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially after drink,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1815 - 548 Seiten
...purpose would lead beyond eight lines, were all forced." Ben Jonson, continues Drummond, " was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially after drink,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 Seiten
...door, Not bear the knife himself, — is weaker than water. " — For he says, Ben Johnson was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest, jealous of every word and action of those about him, especially after drink,... | |
 | 1925 - 948 Seiten
...himself," thus wrote Drummond of Jonson, " a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest, jealous of every word and action of those about him (especially after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth), and dissembler of all parts... | |
 | 1818 - 764 Seiten
...Jonson was a great Lover and Praiser of himself, a Contemner and Scomer of others, given rather to lose a Friend than a Jest ; jealous of every Word and Action of those about him, especially after Drink, which is one of the Elements in which he lived ; a Dissembler of the Parts... | |
 | 1817 - 522 Seiten
...Conversations," «oted down by Drummond of Hawthornden, whom Jonson visited. He is there spoken of as " a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others ; given rather to lose a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action about him, especially after drink, which... | |
 | 1818 - 782 Seiten
...was a great Lover and Praiser of himself, a Conteraner and Scorner of others, given rather to lose a Friend than a Jest ; jealous of every Word and Action of those about him, especially after Drink, which is one of the Elements in which he lived ; a Dissembler of the Parts... | |
| |
