 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 páginas
...retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour alio, in fome meafure, we had before him; but fomething of art was wanting to the drama till he came. He managed his ilrength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You feldom find him making love in any of his... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 páginas
...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. He managed his strength to... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 páginas
...others. 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. He managed his strength to... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 páginas
...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...He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, of endeavouring to move the... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 páginas
...others. One cannot say he wanted \vit' 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 t!.« drama, till he came. He managed Ins strength... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 páginas
...others. 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. He managed his strength to... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 páginas
...others. 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. He managed his strength to... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 páginas
...One cannot say that 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. He managed his strength to... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 430 páginas
...to retrench or alter. Wit and language, and humour alfo in some measure, we bad ' before him ; but something of ' art was wanting to the drama, till...managed his ' strength to more advantage than ' any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love ' in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 páginas
...others. 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. He managed his strength to... | |
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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. 
