 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...  The Works of Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. - Página 189por Samuel Johnson - 1809Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 páginas
...the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipidi his eomie wit deIfeneratinp into elinehes, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great oeeasion is presented to him: no man ean say he ever had a fit subjeet for his wit, and did not ;hen... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 páginas
...nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest...of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when... | |
 | Elizabeth Chase - 1821 - 248 páginas
...nature; he looked inwards and found her there; I cannot say he is every where 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 clinehes, his serious, swelling into bombast. But he is... | |
 | 1821 - 404 páginas
...nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 442 páginas
...nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. 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... | |
 | 1821 - 408 páginas
...nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast But he is always... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 526 páginas
...nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest...of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 484 páginas
...nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. " I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he " so I, should do him injury to compare him with " the greatest...mankind. He is many times flat " and insipid ; his comick wit degenerating into " clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But " he is always great... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1823 - 400 páginas
...there. ' I cannot say he is every-where alike. Were he so, I should ' do him injury to compare him to the greatest of mankind. ' He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerat' ing into clenches; his serious, swelling into bombast. But ' he is always great, when some... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1824 - 510 páginas
...her there. I cannot say he is every where alike. Were be so, I should do him injury to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and...But he is always great when some great occasion is prevented to him " PHYDEN'S Essay of Dramatic Poetry. human passions ; we are interested in what they... | |
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