 | Thomas Fuller - 1840 - 616 страници
...higher in learning ; solid, but slow, in his perform ances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. He died anno... | |
 | Edward Smallwood - 1840 - 106 страници
...built far higher in learning — solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, like the latter, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." The contest,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 378 страници
...far higher in learning: solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." This is a... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1841 - 478 страници
...higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." When Fuller... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1843 - 114 страници
...Spanish great Gallion and an English man of war. Master Johnson (like the former) was built far higher in Learning, Solid, but Slow in his performances. Shakespear,...but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his Wit and Invention." Fuller's Worthies... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 страници
...former, was built far higher in learning ; solid, but slow in his performances. Shakspere, like an English man of war, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about and take adranlаge of all winds, by the quickness of hie wit nnd invention." poet's feelings,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 970 страници
...was built far higher in learning, solid but slow in his performances; Shakspeare, like the latter, oats; and some keep hack The clamorous owl, that nightly hoots, an tack about, and take advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit ami invention." § With what... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1808 - 658 страници
...far hiihcr in loaming, solid but slow in hispcrfonnances. Sliakspeare with the I'.n^lirh man-of-nar, lesser in bulk but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and lake advantage of all « iinis, by the quickness of Irs wit nnd invention." An epitaph... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 страници
...higher in learning ; solid, but slow, in his performances. Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention." Such is Thomas... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 598 страници
...higher in learning; solid, but slow in his performances: Shakespeare, with the English man-of-war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, tack about, and take advantage of all winds by the quickness of his wit and invention5." The simile... | |
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English man of war, lesser in bulk, but lighter in sailing, could turn with all tides, .tack about, and take advantage of all winds, by the quickness of his wit and invention. 
