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" His scenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate... "
The Lives of the Most Eminent Persons Who Have Flourished in Great Britain ... - Страница 79
по Andrew Kippis
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Prior. Congreve. Blackmore. Fenton. Gay. Granville. Yalden ..., Томове 3–4

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,...

profaces, briogrpahical and critical

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...

The lives of the most eminent English poets; with critical ..., Том 3

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...

The Works of the English Poets: Prefaces

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...

The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: Prior. Congreve. Blackmore ...

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...

The Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays, Том 5

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...

The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets,: With Critical ..., Том 3

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...

THE OBSERVER, Том 4

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...

The Works of Samuel Johnson.LL.D..: The lives of the English poets

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...

A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Parnell. Garth. Rowe ...

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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