 I'en croit. My comfort is, that by this opinion my enemies are but sucking critics, who would fain be nibbling ere their teeth are come. Yet, in this nicety of manners does the excellency of French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most civil people...  All for Love and The Spanish Fryar - Page 11by John Dryden - 1911 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Dryden - 1717 - 464 pages
...Heroes are the moll civil People breathing; but their good BreeJing fcldom extends to a Word of Senfe : All their Wit is in their Ceremony; they want the...Genius which animates our Stage; and therefore 'tis but neceflaty when they canaot plcaft, that they Ihould take care not to offend. But, as the civileft Man... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1776 - 382 pages
...heroes are the moft civil people breathing ; but their good-breeding feldom extends to a word of fenfe : all their wit is in their ceremony ; they want the genius which animates our ftage ; and therefore 'tis but neceflary when they cannot pleafe, that they mould take care not to... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1776 - 422 pages
...heroes are the moft civil people breathing; but their good-breeding feldom extends to a word of fenfe : all their wit is in their ceremony ; they want the genius which animates our ftage ; and therefore 'tis but neceflary when they cannot pleafe, that they ihould take care not to... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 550 pages
...of French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most civil people breathing, but their goodbreeding seldom extends to a word of sense; all their wit is...the genius which animates our stage ; and therefore it is but necessary when they cannot please, that they should take care not to offend. But as the civilest... | |
 | Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - France - 1807 - 382 pages
...Français y sont constamment traités comme des fats imbéciles , et , ce qui peut paroîtrç tesour stage ; and therefore , tis but necessary , when they...that they Should take care not to offend. But as the civilest manin the cqmpany is commonly the dullest, so thèse authors while they are afraid to makeyoulaugh... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 436 pages
...French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most civil people breathing ; but their good breedm ing seldom extends to a word of sense ; all their wit...their ceremony ; they want the genius which animates OUT stage ; and therefore it is but necessary, when they cannot please, that they should take care... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1821 - 408 pages
...excellency of French poetry is made to consist. '* Their heroes are the most civil people breathing, but their good breeding seldom extends to a word of sense...the genius which animates our stage ; and therefore it is but necessary, when they cannot please, that they should take care not to offend. But as the... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...excellency of French poetry is made to consist. " Their heroes are the most civil people breathing, but their good breeding seldom extends to a word of sense...their ceremony. They want the genius which animates ouv stage ; and therefore it is but necessary, when they cannot please, that they should take care... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 430 pages
...French poetry consist. Their heroes are the most civil people breathing ; but their good breed' ing seldom extends to a word of sense ; all their , wit is in their ceremony ; they want the genius n which animates our stage ; and therefore it is but necessary, when they !cannot please, that they... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 380 pages
...is sent to travel from Athens to Paris." " Their heroes are the most civil persons breathing ; but their good breeding seldom extends to a word of sense...their wit is in their ceremony ; they want the genius that animates our stage, and therefore it is but necessary, when they cannot please, that they should... | |
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