 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 510 pages
...injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his ccmick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raibe himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta sclent inter viburna cupressi." It is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 436 pages
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind, he is many times fiat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches,...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 - Authors, English - 1813 - 546 pages
...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...above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta solent inter .eibwma cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton -ixy, that there was no subject... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when - 1 nuc great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say,...above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburoa cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary ; that his language... | |
 | John Aikin - Biography - 1814 - 662 pages
...clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is sented to him. No man can say, he ever had a fit subject...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cupressi." Besides his plays, Shakespear published in 1594 two poems, entitled... | |
 | England - 1845 - 818 pages
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling...above the rest of poets, ' Quantum lenta solent Inter vibuma cupre»si.' " The consideration of this made Mr Hales of Eton say, that there was no subject... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...is presented to him : no man can say, he ever had a lit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1818 - 420 pages
...'inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is ' every where alike ; were he so I should do him inju' ry to compare him with the greatest of mankind. ' He...then ' raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Ft is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary ; that his language should become... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1818 - 358 pages
...injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soient inter Viburno. Cupressi." M , m of übe ©rigraml Th© ' ï rf 4te тошиб ^índ' M not эг... | |
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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 when... 
