 His scenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate...  The General Biographical Dictionary - Stran 161uredili: - 1813Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Samuel Johnson - 1884 - 348 strani
...he endeavoured he seldom failed of performing. His personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies. They surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1905 - 456 strani
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations 2. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies : they surprise... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 570 strani
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they surprise... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1909 - 574 strani
...smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation...surprise rather than divert, and raise admiration offener than merriment. But they are the works of a mind replete with images, and quick in combination.... | |
 | 1916 - 792 strani
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; ~, O - coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they surprise... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 828 strani
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; Contend the powers . . . THYE. Proud world, said...let the mighty Babe alone ; The phcenix builds the coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they surprise... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 strani
...exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion ; his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; newe ; For it were ruthe that for your trouth you...cause to rewe. 160 Be not dismayed, whatsoever I sayd, coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they surprise... | |
 | Andrew Kippis - 744 strani
...arc a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentenceis to ward or ftrike ; the conteft of fmarinefs is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufcations. His comedies have therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies ; they furprife... | |
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