 There while they acted and overacted, among other young scholars, I was a spectator ; they thought themselves gallant men, and I thought them • fools ; they made sport, and I laughed ; they mispronounced, and I misliked ; and to make up the atticism,...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 1741834Full view - About this book
 | John Milton - 1809 - 534 pages
...with their grooms and mademoiselles. There while they acted and overacted, among other young scholars, I was a spectator ; they thought themselves gallant...and to make up the atticism, they were out, and I hissed. Judge now whether so many good text-men were not sufficient to instruct me of false beards... | |
 | Charles Symmons - 1822 - 526 pages
...esteem. grooms and mademoiselles. There, while they acted and overacted, among other young scholars, I was a spectator. They thought themselves gallant...and, to make up the atticism, they were out, and I hissed." Apol. for Smect. p. 221. ed. of 1806. One of my objects in making this citation is to obtain... | |
 | John Milton - 1826 - 372 pages
...their grooms and madamoiselles. There while they acted, and overacted, among other young scholars, I was a spectator ; they thought themselves gallant...and to make up the atticism, they were out, and I hissed. Judge now whether so many good textmen were not sufficient to instruct me of false beards and... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 852 pages
...they acted and overacted, amonp other yoiiQj; scholars, I was a spectator ; they thought themsrlvcs gallant men, and I thought them fools; they made sport, and I laughed ; they mispronounced, und I mUlikcd ; and to make up the atliciem, they wire out, and Г hist. Millón. 1C any will still... | |
 | Joseph Ivimey - 1833 - 430 pages
...who were theatrical performers. " There, while they acted and overacted, among other young scholars, I was a spectator: they thought themselves gallant...make up the Atticism, they were out, and I hist." He had to answer the charge of lewdness and sensuality from his reverend accuser! "These means, together... | |
 | John Milton - 1835 - 1044 pages
...with their grooms and mademoiselles. There while they acted and overacted, among other young scholars, I was a spectator; they thought themselves gallant...men, and I thought them fools ; they made sport, and T laughed ; they mispronounced, and I misliked ; and to make up the atticism, they were out, and I... | |
 | John Milton - 1836 - 448 pages
...college, relates, with great luxuriance," (what does he mean ?) and overacted, among other young scholars, I was a spectator ; they thought themselves gallant...and to make up the atticism, they were out, and I hissed. Judge now whether so many good textmen were not sufficient to instruct me of false beards and... | |
 | Charles Valentine De Grice - 1836 - 322 pages
...unbecoming the gravity of a university. " There, while they acted and overacted, among other scholars I was a spectator; they thought themselves gallant...and to make up the Atticism, they were out, and I hissed." It is not the least singular circumstance connected with this passage, (which has not, I think,... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1836 - 312 pages
...unbecoming the gravity of a university. " There, while they acted and overacted, among other scholars I was a spectator; they thought themselves gallant...and to make up the Atticism, they were out, and I hissed."" It is not the least singular circumstance connected with this passage, (which has not, I... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 pages
...says, alluding to the academic performances, " while they acted and overacted, among other scholars I was a spectator ; they thought themselves gallant...and, to make up the Atticism, they were out, and I hissed." The passage is paraphrased very closely from the oration of Demosthenes, De Corona. Mr. Mitford... | |
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