| John Platts - 1826 - 882 páginas
...scenes,. t>r endeavouring to move the passions; his genius was sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanics. Humour is indeed the essence of comedy ; but Jonson drew his rather from conceptions of... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...strength to more advantage thtiu any who preceded Mm. You seldom lind him makiiig Jove in any of his nks himself immortal. All men think II gracefully, especially when he knew he came after those who had performed both to such u height.... | |
| John Genest - 1832 - 514 páginas
...strength to more advantage than any that preceded him — you seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions — his genius was too sullen to do it gracefully — humour was his proper sphere — he invaded the Ancients, both Greek and Latin,... | |
| John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 páginas
...find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius was soo sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially...he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
| John Aikin - 1841 - 840 páginas
...this commendation. "You seldom (says Dryden) find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavoring lifts her airy brow ; Or downward spreading to the sunny shore, Where Alba breathes Humor was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanics." Besides his comedies,... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 830 páginas
...commendation. " You seldom (says Dryden) find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavoring s , - ̢ 䴲zV\b ? Dd3 v 5 ^t ϶Z. |5q E {O kwc0 Humor was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanies." Besides his comedies,... | |
| John Aikin - 1843 - 826 páginas
...this commendation. "You seldom (says Dryden) find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavoring roan. O Humor was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most 1 1 represent mechanics." Besides his comedies,... | |
| John Dryden, John Mitford - 1844 - 536 páginas
...find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius was soo sullen and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially...when he knew he came after those who had performed hoth to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere , and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic... | |
| 1845 - 816 páginas
...move the ¡fusions ; his genius was too sullen and >aturniae to do it gracefully, especially »htn be knew he came after those who had performed both to...sphere, and in that he delighted most to represent лкч.-hanic people- He was deeply conu-rsant in the ancients, both Greek and VOL. LVII. XO. CCCL1I.... | |
| Bits - 1847 - 88 páginas
...advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, or endeavourngto move the passions; his genius was too sullen and saturnine...he came after those who had performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
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