 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pages
...our tongue, leaving the words which he translated almost as much Latin as he found them : wherein, though he learnedly followed their language, he did...greater wit. Shakspeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatick poets ; Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...our tongue, leaving the words which he translated almost as much Latin as he found them : wherein, though he learnedly followed their language, he did...greater wit. Shakspeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatick poets ; Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing ; I admire him, but I love... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pages
...though he learnedly followed their language, be did not enough comply with the idiom of ours. If 1 t would compare him .with Shakspeare, I must acknowledge...Homer, or father of our dramatic poets: Jonson was theVirgil,the pattern of elaborate writing: ] admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...language, he did not enough cornply with the idiom of ours. If I would compare him with Shakepeare, I must acknowledge him the more correct poet, but...Homer, or father of our dramatic poets: Jonson was theVirgil,the pattern of elaborate writing: I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...comply with the >l\Qm of ours. If I would compare him with Shakspeare, I must acknowledge him the more1 correct poet, but Shakspeare the greater wit. Shakspeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets : .lonson was theVirgil,the pattern of elaborate writing: I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 pages
...Shakespeare, I must acknowledge him the more correct poet, but Shakespeare the greater wit. * Shakespeare was the Homer, or father of our dramatic poets ; Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing ; I admire him, but I love Shakespeare. To conclude of him ; as he has given us the... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
...idiom " of ours. If I would compare " him with Shakspeare, I must " acknowledge him the more cor" rect poet, but Shakspeare the " greater wit. Shakspeare...writing ; I admire him, " but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him, as he has- given us the most correct plays, so in the precepts which he has laid down... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 pages
...idiom " of ours. If 1 would compare " him with Shakspeare, I must " acknowledge him the more cor" rect poet, but Shakspeare the " greater wit. Shakspeare...of ela" borate writing ; I admire him, " but I love Shakipeare. To con" elude of him, as he hns given " us the most correct plays, so in " the precepts... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...followed the idiom of their language, he did not enough comply with ours. If I would compare with him Shakspeare, I must acknowledge him the more correct...dramatic poets, Jonson was the Virgil, the pattern of elaborate writing; I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of kim, as he has given us the... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...them ; wherein, though he learnedly followed their language, he did not enough comply with the iaium of ours. If I would compare him with Shakspeare, I...Homer, or father of our dramatic poets; Jonson was theVirgil,the pattern of elaborate writing: I admire him, but I love Shakspeare. To conclude of him... | |
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To conclude of him; as he has given us the most correct plays, so in the precepts which he has laid down in his Discoveries, we have as many and profitable rules for perfecting the stage, as any wherewith the French can furnish us. 
