 The poesy of this young lord belongs to the class which neither gods nor men are said to permit. Indeed, we do not recollect to have seen a quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His effusions are spread...  Miscellaneous Writings of the Late Dr. Maginn - Page 219by William Maginn - 1855Full view - About this book
 | 1808 - 532 pages
...verfe with fo few deviations in either direftion from that exa£t ftandard. His tffirfions are fpread over a dead flat, and can no more get above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant water. As an extenuation of this offence, the noble author is peculiarly forward in pleading... | |
 | 1811 - 450 pages
...quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His effusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant water — As an extenuation of this offence, the noble authour is peculiarly forward in pleading... | |
 | 1814 - 570 pages
...quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His effusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get above or below the level than if they were so much stagnant water. As an extenuation of this offence, the noble author is peculiarly forward in pleading... | |
 | 1814 - 556 pages
...deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His effusions are spread over a dead Sat, and can no more get above or below the level than if they were so much stagnant water. As an extenuation of this offence, the noble author is peculiarly forward in pleading... | |
 | 1817 - 254 pages
...recollect to have seen a quantity of verse with so few deviations from that exact standard. His effusions are spread over a dead flat,, and can no more get...above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant water." And in another place it was declared, that there were but two motives for reviewing... | |
 | 1822 - 932 pages
...of (his young Lord belongs to the class which neitliermen nor gods are said to permit. His effusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get above or below the level, than it' they were so much stagnant water." Having made this estimate of the noble poet'* powers, which,... | |
 | 1817 - 236 pages
...of verse with so few deviations from that exact standard. His effusions are spread over a dead fiat, and can no more get above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant water." And in another place it was declared, that there were but two motives for reviewing... | |
 | Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1820 - 16 pages
...quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His effusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant water. As an extenuation of this offence, the Noble Author is peculiarly forward in pleading... | |
 | 1820 - 562 pages
...quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His effusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant water. As an extenuation of this offence, the noble author is peculiarly forward in pleading... | |
 | 1820 - 422 pages
...quantity of verse with so few deviations in either direction from that exact standard. His eifusions are spread over a dead flat, and can no more get above or below the level, than if they were so much stagnant water.' (Vol. xi, p. 285.) This hard usage his lordship retorted by a satire*, 1 See TT for... | |
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