 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 406 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...did not then raise himself as high above the rest of the poets, — Quantum lenta sclent inter viburna capitis. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 404 pages
...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...did not then raise himself as high above the rest of the poets, — Qnantam Icnta solcnt inter viburna capitis. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - Dramatists, English - 1828 - 526 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...poets, Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi. " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there was no subject of which any poet... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 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...rest of poets, Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cdpressi.' * Of the moral tendency of Shakspeare's dramatic writings it is extremely difficult to speak... | |
 | Great Britain - 1830 - 430 pages
...he so, I should do him an injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches,...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not raise himself above the best of poets." COINCIDENCES. The 3rd of September was a day particularly ominuus... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, American - 1830 - 844 pages
...him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic rejoicing in the sight, Eye the blue vault, and bless...; The long reflections of the distant fires Gleam iiimsclf as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cnpressi.(l) The consideration... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 pages
...greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, bis serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great,...above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta solent inter riburaa cupressi.' It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary ; that his language... | |
 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 516 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...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not raise himself, as high above the rest of poets — " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi" If... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - English literature - 1836 - 488 pages
...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...above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta solent inter vlburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton* say, that there was no subject... | |
 | American literature - 1836 - 342 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...wit, and did not then raise himself as high above tiie rest of the poets. — Quantum tenta soient inter viburna capitU. The consideration of this made... | |
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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... 
