 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 페이지
...him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his woiks you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humor, also in some measure, we... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 페이지
...learned and judicious writer whict any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, a! well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that hi was frugal of it. In his woiks you find little to retrench or a\!.er Wit, and language, and humor,... | |
 | Hugh George Robinson - 1867 - 458 페이지
...him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted...language, and humour also in some measure, we had before liim ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1867 - 352 페이지
...severe judge of himself as well as others." " He judged both himself and others very severely." 3. 4. " One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was...In his works you find little to retrench or alter." The order of these two sentences ought to be reversed. "In his works you find little to retrench or... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 페이지
...judge of himself, as weii at Dthers. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rathei that he was frugal 'jf it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humor, also in some measure, we had before him; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till... | |
 | William Smith, Benjamin Nicholas Martin - 1870 - 482 페이지
...him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted...little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humor, also in some measure, we had before him; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1872 - 786 페이지
...and judicious writer which my theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as «•ell as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his woiks you find little to retrench or ai'er. Wit, and language, and humor, also in some measure, we... | |
 | Anthologia Anglica - 1873 - 512 페이지
...He was a most severe judge of himself as well as of others. One cannot say that he wanted wit, bnt rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you...had before him ; but something of art was wanting in the drama till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 페이지
...and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. JJq was a most severe judge of himself as well as of others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that...retrench or alter. Wit and language and humour also we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama till he came. He managed his strength... | |
 | Alexander Bain - 1874 - 416 페이지
...is enough ; an error springing from the tendency to use strong words without sufficient occasion. ' One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it.' Here ' but ' is not the aptest word. It would be in keeping in such a sentence as the following : '... | |
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One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour also, in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama till he came. 
