 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1797 - 516 pages
...proper fphere, and in that he delighted moft to reprefent mechanic people. He was deeply converfant in the ancients, both Greek and Latin, and he borrowed boldly from them : there is not a poet or hiftorian among the Roman authors of thofe times, whom he has not trnnfhucd in Sejanus... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pages
...language of their time. — See his " Defence of the Epilogue " to THE CONQUEST OF GRANADA. mechanick people. He was deeply conversant in the ancients,...authors of those times whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Catiline. But he has done his robberies so openly, that one may see he fears not to be... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 548 pages
...to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. He was deeply conversant in the" ancients,...authors of those times, whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Catiline. But he has done his robberies so openly, that one may see he fears not to be... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pages
...to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. He was deeply conversant in the ancients,...authors of those times, whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Catiline. But he has done his robberies so openly, that one may see he fears not to be... | |
 | George Burnett - Authors, English - 1807 - 1152 pages
...height. Hnmorr was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. Me was deeply conversant in the ancients, both Greek and Latin, and he borrti\yed boldly from them ; there is scarce a poet or historian among the Roman authors of tfiose... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 432 pages
...such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. He was deeply conversant in the ancients,...historian among the Roman authors of those times, Avhom he has not translated in " Sejanus" and " Catiline." But he has done his robberies so openly,... | |
 | Manual - Essays - 1809 - 288 pages
...sphere, and in that he delighted most to represent mechanics. He was deeply conversant in the airtients, both Greek and Latin, and he borrowed boldly from...authors of those times whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Cataline. But he has done his robberies so openly, that one may see he fears not to be... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 430 pages
...such a height. ' Humour was his proper sphere, ' and in that he delighted most ' to represent mechanic people. : He was deeply conversant in the ancients,...authors of those times, whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Catiline. But he has done his, robberies so openly, that one may see he /ears not to be... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 416 pages
...such a height. " Humour was his proper sphere, " and in that he delighted most " to represent mechanic people. " He was deeply conversant in the " ancients,...there is scarce a poet or " historian among the Roman au" thors of those times, whom he " has not translated in Srjanus and " Catiline. But he has done his... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 pages
...to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere, and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. He was deeply conversant in the ancients,...Latin, and he borrowed boldly from them : there is not a poet or historian among the Roman authors of those times, whom he has not translated in Sejanus... | |
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He was deeply conversant in the ancients, both Greek and Latin, and he borrowed boldly from them : there is scarce a poet or historian among the Roman authors of those times whom he has not translated in Sejanus and Catiline. But he has done his robberies... 
