 | William Shakespeare - 1857 - 354 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...then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Vuamum lema soleat inter viburoa cupressl. It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary... | |
 | English poetry - 1857 - 574 pages
...him an injury to compare him with tha 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 Solent inter viburna cupressi. " The consideration of this made Mr. Hales... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1857 - 428 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-...he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not raise himself as high above the rest of poets. ' " Quantum lenta sclent inter viburna cupressi." The... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...serious swelling into bombast. But he ia always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; DO man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit,...then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantxiin lentfi solcnt inter vibmna cuprcssi.1 The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton say,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...into bombast But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to \ivn.\\ no I man can gay he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta lolent Inter viburna capresal. 1 The consideration of this, made Mr. Hales of Eaton say, ' that there... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 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...then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " As the tall cypress towers above the shrubs." 1 ' The consideration of this made Mr Hales of Eton... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 778 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...then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quanulm lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.1 The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton say,... | |
 | Robert Demaus - English literature - 1860 - 580 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...presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a fit sublect for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " As the tall... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1860 - 766 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...when some great occasion is presented to him : no I man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 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...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenla solent inter viburna cupressi. 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... 
