 As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself,...  Dramatic Essays - Sivu 41tekijä(t) John Dryden - 1921 - 299 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 sivua
...we look upon him while he was himfelf (for his laft plays were but his dotages),! think him the moft learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a moft fevere judge of himfelf as well as others. One cannot fay he wanted wit, but rather that he was... | |
 | 1797 - 522 sivua
...look upon him while he was himfelf (for his lafl plays were but his dotages) ,1 think him the molt learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a moll fevere judge of himfelf as well as otlieis. One cannot f.iy he wanted "it, but rather that he... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 sivua
...character I am now .arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself) (for his last plays were but his dotages,) I think | him the most learned and judicious writer which lany theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge £»f himself, as well as others. One cannot say... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 sivua
...character I am now ar' rived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were but his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious...himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, hut rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language,... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 sivua
...character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for liis last plays were but his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious...himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted \vit' but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit,... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 sivua
...character I am no>r arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for his last plays were but his dotages) I think him the most learned and judicious...which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge ot'himself, as well as others. One cannot say that he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 sivua
...ever had. He was a most severe -JON ' judge of himself as -well as others. One cannot say he wanu ' ed wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works...to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour alfo in some measure, we bad ' before him ; but something of ' art was wanting to the drama, till he... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 sivua
...Jonsou as sketched by Dryden: " If we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which .any theatre 'evey had. He was a most severe Jt ON judge of himself as -well . as others. One cannot say he wanted... | |
 | John Aikin - 1812 - 468 sivua
...positions. Milton has celebrated the " learned sock" of Jonson; and Dryden has not scrupled to denominate him " the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had." But if the proper object of cortiedy be to expose the ridiculous in real manner* and characters, he... | |
 | John Aikin - 1812 - 462 sivua
...Milton has celebrated the « learn* ed sock" of Jonson ; and Dryden has not scrupled to denominate him " the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had." But if the proper object of comedy be to expose the ridiculous in real manners and characters, he cannot... | |
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