 | 1821
...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...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. " Shakspeare, who many times has written better than any poet... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821
...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 * Mr Malone justly obserres, that the caution observed in this decision, proves the miserable taste... | |
 | Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - 228 페이지
...wit, degenerating into clinehes, 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 fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets. Quantum lento... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823
...degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But " he is always great when some great occasion is " presented to him : no man can...rest of poets, " Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cupres&i" It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary; that his language should... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823
...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,...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823
...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,...did not then raise himself as high above the rest oi poets, Quantum, lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. or his sentiments obscure. But it is vain... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1823
...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 VOL. x. o his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1824
...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,...himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum lenta solent inter viburim cupressi." It is to be lamented, that such a writer should want a commentary... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825
...wit degenerating into clinches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him : no man can say,...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta sclent inter viburna cupressi."' It is <o be lamented that such a writer should want a commentary... | |
 | George Walker - 1825 - 615 페이지
...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...himself as high above the rest of poets, (Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that there... | |
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I cannot say he is everywhere alike; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when... 
