 | Ben Jonson - 1756 - 526 pages
..." maflerly, was without that elegance of hand, " which is required to correct and allay the " force of fo bold a colouring. Thus the biafs " of his nature...Terence for his model, it is not to be " wondered at that his wit is too frequently " cauftic, his raillery coarfe, and his humour " exceflive." But... | |
 | English literature - 724 pages
...which is required to correct and allay the force of fo bold a colourjgg. Thus the byas of his natyrc leading him to Plautus, rather than Terence, for his model, it is not to be wondered that his wit fc top frequently caufiic; liis raillery coarfe ; and his humour exceOjve." «• Perhaps the afperity... | |
 | SEVERAL HANDS - 1762 - 536 pages
...elegance of hand, which is required to correct and allay the force of fo bold a colouring. Thus the byas of his nature leading him to Plautus,. rather than...for his model, it is not to be wondered that his wit K too frequently cauftic ; his raillery coarfe ; and his humour exceffive." "-Perhaps the afperity... | |
 | British - 1762 - 410 pages
...colour-- hig. Thus the byafs of his nature leaning him.-- to Plautus, rather than Terence, for his rnodel, it is not to be wondered, that his wit is" too frequently cauftic, his raillery coarfe, and ii$ humour exceflivo." This want of refinement feems to have been principally owing to the woundings... | |
 | History - 1763 - 552 pages
...elegance of hand, which is required to correct and allay the force of fo bold a colouring. Thus the byas of his nature leading him to Plautus rather than Terence,...; his raillery coarfe; and his humour exceffive." This want of refinement feems to have been principally owing to the woundings which every frefh difap"... | |
 | Horace - Poetry - 1766 - 282 pages
...colouring.^ 'T.KuV 'the biafs of his nature leading him to' f^autus rather than Terence for his m6del,"5t is not" to be wondered that his wit is too frequently cauftic; his raillery coarfe; and his humour excefiive. Some later writers for the ftage have, no doubt, avoided thefe defefts of the exafteft of... | |
 | British Plutarch - Great Britain - 1776 - 350 pages
...colouring. Thus the bias of his nature leaning him toPlautus, rather than Terence, for his model, ;t is not to be wondered, that his wit is too frequently cauftic, his raillery, coarfe, and his humour excefiive." There is another circumftance refpecting the drama, in which Fielding's judgment feems... | |
 | Henry Fielding - 1783 - 372 pages
...hand, which is required to " correct and allay the force of fo bold a colour** ing. Thus the byafs of his nature leading him " to Plautus, rather than...model " it is not to be wondered that his wit is too fre" quently cauftic ; his raillery coarfe ; and his J Mr, Hurt, *' humour " humour exceffive-" Perhaps... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1787 - 554 pages
...elegance of hand, which is required to corred and allay the force of fo bold a colouring. Thus rhe bias of his nature leading him to Plautus rather than Terence, for his model, it is not to be wondered that his wic is too frequently caullic, his raillery coari'e, and his humour exceffive."' This want of refinement... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 912 pages
...correft and allay the force of fo bold a colouring. Thus the bias of his nature, leading him'to'Pbatus rather than Terence for his model, it is not to be wondered at, that his writ it too frequently cauftic, his raillery cnarfe, and his humour exceflive." " By the... | |
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And lastly, his style in picturing characters, though masterly, was without that elegance of hand, which is required to correct and allay the force of so bold a colouring. Thus, the biass of his nature leading him to Plautus rather than Terence for his... 
