 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 580 頁
...always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatsoever ; and he was endless in consultations ; for when after...jest, to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the crerlk of his wit, though it made others... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 562 頁
...a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of hi* wit, though it made others call his judgment in question. When he talked to me, as a philosopher,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 486 頁
...wit; and we have some tolerable bon mots of his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard...jest to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit, though it made others... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 478 頁
...wit; and we have some tolerable bon mots of his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard...jest to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit, though it made others... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 476 頁
...wit; and we have some tolerable bon mots of his, handed down by his contemporaries. Burnet says, " The liveliness of his imagination was always too hard...jest to make even that which was suggested by himself ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit, though it made others... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 538 頁
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 536 頁
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council ; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1816 - 540 頁
...judgment. His severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatever; and he was endless in council ; for, when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest, whereby he could make that which was digested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 644 頁
...1668. ways too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatsoever. And he was endless in consultations: for when after...though it made others call his judgment in question u . When he talked to me, as a philosopher, of his contempt of the world, I asked him what he meant... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1833 - 676 頁
...was always too hard for his judgment. A severe jest was preferred by him to all arguments whatsoever. And he was endless in consultations : for when after...though it made others call his judgment in question a. When z Bowyer's Transcript. subject were never so serious, a In the house of lords he and if it... | |
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... and he was endless in consultations ; for when after much discourse a point was settled, if he could find a new jest to make even that which was suggested by himself seem ridiculous, he could not hold, but would study to raise the credit of his wit,... 
