| Hugh Blair - 1811 - 400 頁
...in" jury to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many " times flat and insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; " his serious swelling...great, " when some great occasion is presented to him." DRYDEN'S of Dramatic Poetry. same time, it is genius shooting wild ; deficient in just taste, and altogether... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 頁
...injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind, he is many times fiat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not1 then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta lolent inter viburna cupretti.... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 頁
...inti bombast. But he is always great, when som :great occasion is presented to him : no man ci L k say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Qn.".;:!u;n lenta Solent inter viburna cnpr(ssi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of... | |
| John Adams - 1813 - 324 頁
...injury, to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many tir-ies flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; . his serious swelling....great when some great occasion is presented to him.. Great he may be justly called, as the extent and force of hi&natunil genius both, for Tnigt-dy cc 2... | |
| John Aikin - 1814 - 662 頁
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...But he is always great, when some great occasion is sented to him. No man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 頁
...flat and msipid; his comic 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... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 頁
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when - 1 nuc great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit,... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1815 - 582 頁
...him injury, to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insiped ; his comic wit degenerating- into clenches ; his serious swelling...always great, when some great occasion is presented to n'1In'' PHTDEN'S Essay on Dramatic Poetry. -cur, on occasions, when we would least wish to meet with... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 頁
...injury to compare him with " the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat " and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling...not then 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... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 頁
...injury to compare him with " the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat " and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling...not then 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... | |
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