 and insipid ; his comic 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 lit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as...  The Works of Samuel Johnson... - Stran 371avtor: Samuel Johnson - 1825Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 strani
...him with the greatest of mankind, He is " many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit dege" aerating into clenches, his serious swelling into ** bombast....presented to him : no man can say, he ** ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then ** raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 strani
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...is presented to him; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenla... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 strani
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...is presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Itnta... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 strani
...him 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...is presented to him: no man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum... | |
 | 1804 - 444 strani
...injury to contpare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times fiat and insipid ; his comic vrit degenerating into clenches; his serious swelling into...bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion i. presented to him." Drydeo's Essay of Dramatic Poetry. a language so peculiar to themselves, as strongly... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 strani
...him 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...is presented to him: no man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Icota... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 strani
...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,...is presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 strani
...of mankind, He is many times Gat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches; his rerious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion ls prctented te him/' DKYDEN'S Essay on Dramatic Poetry. f their manners, coarse or harsh in their... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 strani
...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,...is presented to him: no man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did . * Mr Malone justly observes, that the caution observed in this decision,... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 strani
...He is many times flat, insipid: his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swellinginto bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a n't subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets Quantum lenta... | |
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