| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 602 страници
...are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentence is to ward or ftrike; the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing...raife admiration oftener than merriment. But they are the works of a mind replete with images, and quick in combination. Of his mifcellaneous poetry,... | |
| samuel johnson - 1781 - 276 страници
...are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentence is Co ward or ftrike; the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing...raife admiration oftener than merriment. But they are the works of 2. a mind a mind replete with images, and quick in combination. Of his mifcellaneous... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 страници
...are a kind -of intellectual gladiators; every fentence is to ward or ftrike; the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing...therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they ifurprife rather than divert, and raife admiration oftener than merriment. But they are the works of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 278 страници
...a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every fentence is to ward or ftrike ; the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing...in fome degree, the operation of tragedies ; they furprifc rather than divert, and raife admiration oftener than 'merriment. But they are the works of... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 страници
...are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentence is to ward or ftrike; the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufeations. His comedies have therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they furprife... | |
| Richard Cumberland - 1790 - 330 страници
...kind of intellectual gladiators; every fen" tence is to ward or flrike; the conteft of " fmartnefe is never intermitted; his wit is a « meteor playing to and fro with alternate co" mfcations." If he can learn to embroider with as much fpendor, tafte and addrefs as this and many... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1791 - 490 страници
...are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every fentence is to ward or ftrike; the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing...corufcations. His comedies have therefore, in fome dergree, the operation of tragedies; they furprife rather than divert, and raife admiration oftener... | |
| Richard Cumberland - 1791 - 308 страници
...kind of intellectual 11 gladiators ; every fentence is to ward or ftrike; " the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted ; " his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alter" nate corrufc.iticns." If he can learn to embroider with as much fplendor, U'fte and at'drefs... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 страници
...are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentence is to ward or ftrike; the conteft of fmartnefs is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing...therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they iurprife rather than divert, and raife admiration oftener than merriment. But they are the works of... | |
| 1795 - 846 страници
...are a kind of ¡ntelle&ual gladiators ; every fentence a to ward or ftrike, the conteft of fmartncfs is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corrufcations. Hi* comedies have, therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they lurprife... | |
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