 He is a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend than a jest, jealous of every word and action of those about him, (especially after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4871818Full view - About this book
 | 1867 - 1052 pages
...was a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others; given rather to losse a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him (cspeciallie after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth) ; a dissembler of ill parts... | |
 | Edwin Percy Whipple - 1869 - 384 pages
...was a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others ; given rather to losse a friend than a jest; jealous of every word and action of those about him (especiallie after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth) ; a dissembler of ill parts... | |
 | Charles Hindley - 1872 - 638 pages
...or to bear a poetical brother near his throne. * He was also a great lover and praiser of himself ; and scorner of others ; given rather to lose a friend...of those about him, especially after drink, which was one of the elements in which he lived." This quarrel — says Disraeli in his " The Calamities... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1913 - 502 pages
...'He is a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner and scomer of others; given rather to losse a friend than a jest; jealous of every word and action of those about him (especiallie after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth).' — ed. Laing, p. 40,... | |
 | Thomas Bedford - 1872 - 798 pages
...praise, or to bear a poetical brother near his throne.* He was also a great lover and praiser of himself; and scorner of others ; given rather to lose a friend...of those about him, especially after drink, which was one of the elements in which he lived." This quarrel — says Disraeli in his " The Calamities... | |
 | David Masson - 1873 - 520 pages
...demeanour had made upon him: — "He [Ben Jonson] is a great lover and "praiser of himself; a contemner and scorner of others; given " rather to lose a friend...drink, which is one " of the elements in which he liveth); a dissembler of ill parts " which reign in him, a bragger of some good that he wanteth ; *... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 560 pages
...is a great lover and praiser of himself ; a contemner and scorner of others ; given rather to losse a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him (especiallie after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth) ; a dissembler of ill parts... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 558 pages
...is a great lover and praiser of himself ; a contemner and scorner of others ; given rather to losse a friend than a jest ; jealous of every word and action of those about him (especiallie after drink, which is one of the elements in which he liveth) ; a dissembler of ill parts... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1876 - 604 pages
...miles." In describing Jonson Drummond says, "He was a great lover and praiser of himself, a contemner and scorner of others, given rather to lose a friend...lived; a dissembler of the parts which reign in him; a braggerof some good that he wanted: thinking nothing well done, but what either he himself or some... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pages
...the following character of Ben himself : ' He is a great lover and praiser of himself; a contemner e. I 'm tired of waiting for this chemic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars liveth ; a dissembler of ill parts which reign in him ; a bragger of some good that he wanteth ; thinketh... | |
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