 | Questions and answers - 1854 - 780 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.' " John DRYDEN, Of dramatick poesie, an essay. London, 1668. 4to. p. 47. The metrical specimen shall... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 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...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta sclent inter vibnrna eiipressi.1 The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton say, that there... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1896 - 496 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...himself as high above the rest of poets — " Quantum lento, talent inter viburna citpressi." Again, I have scarce referred to Dryden as a comic dramatist,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 pages
...into bombast. Hut he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can ever say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did...poets. Quantum lenta Solent inter viburna cupressi. labour, notwithstanding the multiplicity of his productions, the is sufficient reason to suspect that... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1854 - 980 pages
...serious, swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to bins. No man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit,...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Ifnta talent inter VOmrna C*pressi." 8 His alteration! from Chaucer and Boccaccio knowififfi bi tho... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1854 - 472 pages
...bombast, lint he ig always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; no mtin can ever sixy he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not...above the rest of poets. Quantum lenta solent inter viburua cupressi. DRYDEN: On Dramatkk Poesy. labour, notwithstanding the multiplicity of his productions,... | |
 | Authors, English - 1855 - 834 pages
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say...as high above the rest of poets — Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cupressi. DltYDEXi C. t If Shakspeare's embroideries were burnt down, there would... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1855 - 768 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...; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wits and did not raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 516 pages
...comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when great occasion is presented to him. No man can say...— ' Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.' " 1 " Criticism goes back for names worthy of being put into competition with his, to the first great... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 802 pages
...serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented *o him: no I man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit,...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenUi solent inter vlbnrna cnprcssl. 1 The consideration of this, made Mr. Hales of Eaton say, ' that... | |
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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... 
