 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 страници
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood ; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspere was the man, " who, of all modern and perhaps ancient...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 - 634 страници
...Shakspcare above Jonson ; a caution which proves decisively the wretched taste of the period when he wrote. feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning,...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 страници
...Shakspeare above Jonson ; a caution which proves decisively the wretched taste of the period when he wrote. feel it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning,...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, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 страници
...above Jonson ; a caution which proves decisively the wretched taste of the period when he wrote. fed it too. Those who accuse him to have wanted learning,...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 страници
...read nature; he 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 страници
...the reading was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern and perhaps...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 страници
...to read nature ; he 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 - 1809 - 390 страници
...the reading was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden-pronounce, "that Shakspeare was the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps...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 is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 страници
...was yet not rectified, nor his allusions understood; yet then did Dryden pronounce, " that Shakspenre was the man, who, of all modern, and perhaps ancient...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 is... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 страници
...when he describes any thing, you more than see it, you feel it too. Those who accuse him of wanting learning, give him the greater commendation : he was...degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bomhast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever... | |
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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: No man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then... 
