 | David Masson - 1856 - 528 strani
...fashion. Discourse became less stiff and pedantic ; or, as Dryden himself has expressed it, "the fire of English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained melancholy way of breeding, began to display its force by mixing the solidity of our nation with the air and gaiety of our neighbours."... | |
 | David Masson - 1856 - 494 strani
...fashion. Discourse became less stiff and pedantic ; or, as Dryden himself has expressed it, " the fire of English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained melancholy way of breeding, began to display its force by mixing the solidity of our nation with the air and gaiety of our neighbours."... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1854 - 622 strani
...fashion. Discourse became less stiff and pedantic; or, as Dryden himself has expressed it, ' the fire of English wit, which ' was before stifled under a constrained melancholy way of breeding, ' began to display its force by mixing the solidity of our nation ' with the air and gaiety of our neighbours.'... | |
 | David Masson - 1874 - 400 strani
...fashion. Discourse became less stiff and pedantic; or, as Dryden himself has expressed it, " the fire of English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained melancholy way of breeding, began to display its force by mixing the solidity of our nation with the air and gaiety of our neighbours."... | |
 | David Mather Masson - 1874 - 390 strani
...fashion. Discourse became less stiff and pedantic ; or, as Dryden himself has expressed it, " the fire of English wit, which was before stifled under a constrained melancholy way of breeding, began to display its force by mixing the solidity of our nation with .the air and gaiety of our neighbours."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 strani
...one, so the excellency of bis manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern, first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English...way of breeding, began first to display its force by_ mixing the solidity of our nation with the air and gaiety of our neighbours. This being granted... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1881 - 842 strani
...conversion, and lu-.tlc them eaay and pliant to each other iu discourse. Thus, insensibly. our-way of living became more free; and the fire of the English wit, which was betore stilled und.-.ra constrained melancholy way of breeding, begun first 10 displny its force by... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1883 - 494 strani
...one, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English...fire of the English wit, which was before stifled Bunder a constrained, melancholy way of breeding, began first to display its force, by mixing the solidity... | |
 | James Mercer Garnett - 1891 - 728 strani
...one, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English...way of breeding, began first to display its force by mixing the solidity of our nation with the air and gayety of our neighbours. This being granted to... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1883 - 494 strani
...one, so the excellency of his manners reformed the other. The desire of imitating so great a pattern first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English...of breeding, began first to display its force, by mixing the solidity of our nation with the air and gaiety of our neighbours.* This being * This passage,... | |
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The desire of imitating so great a pattern first awakened the dull and heavy spirits of the English from their natural reservedness ; loosened them from their stiff forms of conversation, and made them easy and pliant to each other in discourse. Thus,... 
