 | John Aikin - 1814 - 662 Seiten
...clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is sented to him. No man can say, he ever had a fit subject...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cupressi." Besides his plays, Shakespear published in 1594 two poems, entitled... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. Bnt be is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say, he ever had a flt subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, '• Quantum... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 Seiten
...degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But " he is always great when some great occasion is " presented to him : no man can...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 Seiten
...degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But " he is always great when some great occasion is " presented to him : no man can...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary;... | |
 | 1845 - 816 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him — no man can...himself as high above the rest of poets, ' Quantum lenta solent Inter vibuma cupre»si.' " The consideration of this made Mr Hales of Eton say, that there... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 350 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 Seiten
...' degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into ' bombast. But he is always great when some great ' occasion is presented to him : no man can...then ' raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Ft is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary ; that his language should become... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him. No man can say,...did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poetg, Quantum lenta solent inter Viburtia Cufiresei,'' Y ception in which, I think, he has fully retained,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 410 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clinches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him : no man can say...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Irani solent inter vibernt cnpresii.' E 2 HEROIC STANZAS ON THE DEATH OF OLIVER CROMWELL. WBITTEIf... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 450 Seiten
...degenerating " into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. " But he is always great, when some great occasion " is presented to him : no man can..." 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" It is to... | |
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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 when... 
