 I cannot say he is everywhere alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid — his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great...  The Eclectic review. vol. 1-New [8th] - Page 5481809Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pages
...injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind, he is many times fiat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not1 then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta lolent inter viburna cupretti.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...inti bombast. But he is always great, when som :great occasion is presented to him : no man ci L k say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did...then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Qn.".;:!u;n lenta Solent inter viburna cnpr(ssi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of i Eaton... | |
 | George Burnett - 1813 - 546 pages
...where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta solent inter .eibwma cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton -ixy, that there was... | |
 | John Adams - 1813 - 324 pages
...so, I should do him injury, to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many tir-ies flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches...great when some great occasion is presented to him.. Great he may be justly called, as the extent and force of hi&natunil genius both, for Tnigt-dy cc 2... | |
 | John Aikin - 1814 - 662 pages
...he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...But he is always great, when some great occasion is sented to him. No man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...flat and msipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. Bnt be is always great, when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say, he ever had a flt subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, '• Quantum... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when - 1 nuc great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1815 - 582 pages
...should Jo him injury, to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insiped ; his comic wit degenerating- into clenches ; his serious...always great, when some great occasion is presented to n'1In'' PHTDEN'S Essay on Dramatic Poetry. -cur, on occasions, when we would least wish to meet with... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 514 pages
...injury to compare him with " the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat " and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary;... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 492 pages
...injury to compare him with " the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat " and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary;... | |
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