 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 pages
...Romanize 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...with the idiom of ours. If I would compare him with Shakspcare, I must acknowledge him the more correct poet, but Shakspearc the greater wit. Shakspcare... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 pages
...o.ur tongue, leaving the words which he translated almost as mach Latin as he found them ; wherein, though he learnedly followed their language, he did not enough comply with the >l\Qm of ours. If I would compare him with Shakspeare, I must acknowledge him the more1 correct poet,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 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...with the idiom of ours. If I would compare him with Shakespeare, I must acknowledge him the more correct poet, but Shakespeare the greater wit. * Shakespeare... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 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...with the idiom of ours. If I would compare him with Shakespeare, I must acknowledge him the more correct poet, but Shakespeare the greater wit*. Shakespeare... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 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 not enough comply with the idiom of ours. What follows, to the conclusion of the speech, is to be met with in Tacitus, Anual. 1. 4. с. 37. &... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 pages
...comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a little too much Romanize our tongue, leaviug the words which " he translated almost as much '' Latin as he found...with Shakspeare, I must " acknowledge him the more cor" rect poet, but Shakspeare the " greater wit. Shakspeare was " the Homer, or father of our " dramatic... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 pages
...cially : perhaps too, he did a ' little too much Romanize our ' tongue, leaving the words which JOR " he translated almost as much " Latin as he found them...did not " enough comply with the idiom " of ours. If 1 would compare " him with Shakspeare, I must " acknowledge him the more cor" rect poet, but Shakspeare... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 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 not enough comply with the idiom of ours To conclude of him, as he has given us the most correct plays, - so in the precepts which he has laid... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 432 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...with the idiom of ours. If I would compare him with Shakespeare, I must acknowledge him the more correct poet, but Shakespeare the greater wit.* Shakespeare... | |
 | 1821 - 408 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 not enough comply with the idiom of ours. If 1 would compare him with Shakspeare, I must acknowledge him the more correct poet, but Shakspeare the... | |
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If there was any fault in his language, 'twas that he weaved it too closely and laboriously, in his comedies especially : perhaps too, he did a little too much Romanize our tongue, leaving the words which he translated almost as much Latin as he found... 
