 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some Ilion blnze, And lighten glimmering Xauthus with...; The long reflections of the distant fires Gleam iiimsclf as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cnpressi.(l) The consideration... | |
 | 1830 - 430 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 not raise himself above the best of poets." COINCIDENCES. The 3rd of September was a day particularly ominuus... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches, bis 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 riburaa cupressi.' It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary... | |
 | John Genest - 1832 - 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...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not raise himself, as high above the rest of poets — " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi."... | |
 | J. Cherpilloud - 1833 - 272 Seiten
...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.... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 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 vlburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton* say, that there... | |
 | 1836 - 342 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...wit, and did not then raise himself as high above tiie rest of the poets. — Quantum tenta soient inter viburna capitU. The consideration of this made... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 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 wit, and did not raise himself as high above the rest of poets, ' Quantum lenta tolent inter vilnirna... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bom-bast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for wit, and did not raise himself as high above the rest of poets, ' Quantum lenta solent inter viburna... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some sence straight. Sal. The king hath dispossess'd himself of us ; We tit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, ' Quantum... | |
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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... 
