| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 668 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,...raise 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... | |
| 1821 - 404 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...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. " Shakspeare, who many times has written better than any poet... | |
| 1821 - 408 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...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. " Shakspeare, who many times has written better than any poet... | |
| John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 442 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 fit subject for his wit, and did * Mr Malone justly obserres, that the caution observed in this decision, proves the miserable taste... | |
| Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - 248 Seiten
...wit, degenerating into clinehes, 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 fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets. Quantum lento... | |
| Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 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...rest of poets, " Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cupres&i" It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary; that his language should... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 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,...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... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1823 - 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,...did not then raise himself as high above the rest oi poets, Quantum, lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. or his sentiments obscure. But it is vain... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1823 - 436 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 fit subject for VOL. x. o his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1824 - 416 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,...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburim cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary... | |
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