 He is many times flat and insipid, his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him.  Dramatic Essays - Sivu 40tekijä(t) John Dryden - 1921 - 299 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 sivua
...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 greatest of mankind, He is " many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit dege" aerating into clenches, his serious swelling into " bombast. *<... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 sivua
...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 greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 sivua
...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 greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 sivua
...looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were lie so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he... | |
 | 1804 - 452 sivua
...he so, I should do him injury to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic w'it degenerating into clenches;...great, when some great occasion is presented to him." Drj'dcu's Essay of Dramatic Poetry. a language so peculiar to themselves, as strongly to affect the... | |
 | 1804 - 444 sivua
...injury to contpare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times fiat and insipid ; his comic vrit degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling...bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion i. presented to him." Drydeo's Essay of Dramatic Poetry. U tP-.'OL XVII. a language so peculiar to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 sivua
...looked m" wards, and found her there. I cannot say he " is every where alike j were he so, I should do " 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 into bombast. But... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 sivua
...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 greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, bis serious swelling into bombast. But he is... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 sivua
...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 greatest of mankind....when some great occasion is presented to him ; no iiiun can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 sivua
...mankind, He is many times Gat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; his rerious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion ls prctented te him/' DKYDEN'S Essay on Dramatic Poetry. f their manners, coarse or harsh in their... | |
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