 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 354 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...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter Viburna Cupressi." M ception in which, I think, he has fully retained, if not improved... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 331 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...did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poetg, Quantum lenta solent inter Viburtia Cufiresei,'' Y ception in which, I think, he has fully retained,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clinches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Irani solent inter vibernt cnpresii.' E 2 HEROIC STANZAS ON THE DEATH OF OLIVER CROMWELL. WBITTEIf... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - English literature - 1820 - 450 pages
...injury to com" pare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many " times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating " into clenches, his serious swelling..." fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise him" self as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi" It is to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pages
...read nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta sulunt inter viburna cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary ;... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 404 pages
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches,...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. " Shakspeare, who many times has written better than any poet... | |
 | Books - 1821 - 408 pages
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches,...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. " Shakspeare, who many times has written better than any poet... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1821 - 440 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...say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did * Mr Malone justly obserres, that the caution observed in this decision, proves the miserable taste... | |
 | Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - 248 pages
...the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit, degenerating into clinehes, his serious, swelling into bombast. But he is always...occasion is presented to him : no man can say he ever had fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets. Quantum lento... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 pages
...nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. " I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he " so I, should do him injury to compare him with " the...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cupres&i" It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary;... | |
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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... 
