 | John Wilson - 1846 - 360 Seiten
...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,...himself as high above the rest of poets, 'Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.' " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, "Beaumont... | |
 | Bits - 1847 - 88 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 aolent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there... | |
 | 1847 - 824 Seiten
...bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him. 2 No man can say that he ever had a fit subject for his wit and did not raise himself as high above the rest of poets: Quantum lenla solent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1848 - 452 Seiten
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say...himself as high above the rest of poets — Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi. Dryden.] t [If Shakspeare's embroideries were burnt down, there... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1848 - 468 Seiten
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever bad a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets — Quantum... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 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 the poets, ' Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cupressi.' The consideration of this made Mr. Hales... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 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 bad a tit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of the poets,... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 Seiten
...is always great, when great oeeasion is presented to him ; no man ean say he ever had a fit snbjeet for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets — Qnantnm lenta solent inter vibnrna enpressf." This " epitome of exeellenee," as Johnson terms the... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 Seiten
...wit degenerating into clinches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when Borne great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wits and did not raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 Seiten
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say...himself as high above the rest of poets — Quantum lenta Solent inter viburna cupressl. Dr.TDEN» — C. t If Shakspeare's embroideries were burnt down,... | |
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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... 
