 Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the Drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...  The Works of Ben Jonson - Seite ccxcvvon Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 Seiten
...alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his...any •who preceded him. You seldom find him making Jove in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions; his genius was too sullen and saturnine... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 Seiten
...alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his...strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You eeldom find him making love in any of his (scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 Seiten
...alter. Wit, and language, and humour, also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his...seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, of endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do 'it gracefully,... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 Seiten
...alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him; but something of art was wanting to the drama till he came. He managed his...strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You regularity and taste of the French drama. Hence the plays of our immortal bard, who so boldly broke... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 Seiten
...Wit and language, and humour alfo in some measure, we bad ' before him ; but something of ' art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his...especially when he knew he ' came after those who had per' formed both to such a height. ' Humour was his proper sphere, ' and in that he delighted most... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 Seiten
..."before him; but something of " art was wanting to the drama, " till he came. He managed bis " strengt!; to more advantage than " any who preceded him. You...seldom find him making love " in any of his scenes, or endea" vouring to move the passions ; " his genius was too sullen and " saturnine to do it gracefully,... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 Seiten
...alter. Wit and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any wb,o preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 Seiten
...alter. Wit and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than anj who preceded him. Yon seldom find him making love in any of bis scenes, or endeavouring to move... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 Seiten
...Wit, and language, and humour, also in. some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his...seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring'to move .the passions ; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 616 Seiten
...makes comedy pleasant, he was defective. " You seldom," observes the great critic last mentioned, " find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring...was too sullen and saturnine, to do it gracefully." And even his peculiar 'humour he drew rather from conceptions of ridiculous character formed in his... | |
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