 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 sivua
...tUiseasy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh ; tad though, since Jiis earlier works more than a century has passed, they...may be easily noted. Dryden is always another and At fame ; he does net exhibit a second time the same elegances in the same form, nor appears to have... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 614 sivua
...his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,...obsolete. " He who writes much, will not easily escape a 1 Pope remarked to Mr. Spcnce, that " Mr. Drydcn always uses proper language, natural, lively, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 sivua
...his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,...obsolete. " He who writes much, will not easily escape a * 5 Pope remarked to Mr. Spence, that " Mr. Dryden always uses proper language, natural, lively, and... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 sivua
...his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightlincss of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,...obsolete. " He who writes much, will not easily escape a s Pope remarked to Mr. Spcncc, that " Mr. Drydcn always uses proper language, natural, lively, and... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 601 sivua
...is scarce ever too high, or too low; ' never perhaps, except in his plays." — Spence's ANECDOTES. manner ; such a recurrence of particular modes as...same ; he does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in the same form, nor appears to have any art other than that of expressing with clearness... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 608 sivua
...all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seer careless, there is nothing harsh ; and though, sin<^ his earlier works, more than a century has passed,...obsolete. " He who writes much, will not easily escape a 5 Pope rematked to Mr. Spence, that " Mr. Drytlen always uses proper language, natural, lively, and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 716 sivua
...play of images and the spriteliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is,feeble ; though ail seems careless, there is nothing harsh ; and though,...may be easily noted. Dryden is always another and tht same ; he does not exhibit a second time the same elegances in the same , form, nqr appears to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 322 sivua
...his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless, there is nothing harsh; and though, since Lis earlier works, more than a century has passed, they have nothing yet uncouth or obsolete. " He... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 406 sivua
...splendid. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seams careless, there ia nothi.tg harsh ; aad though, since his earlier works more than a century has passed, they bav: nothing yet uncouth or obsolete." us now proceed to consider it in another view, with respect... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 564 sivua
...his own. Every thing is excused by the play of images and the sprightliness of expression. Though all is easy, nothing is feeble ; though all seems careless,...the same. He does not exhibit a second time the same elegancies in the same form, nor appears to have any art other than that of expressing with clearness... | |
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... vigorous; what is little is gay, what is great is splendid. He may be thought to mention himself too frequently; but while he forces himself upon our esteem, we cannot refuse him to stand high in his own. 
