 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
 | 1836 - 342 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... | |
 | John Dryden, John Mitford - 1836 - 488 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... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 páginas
...nature; he looked inwards and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, 1 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... | |
 | Samuel Phillips Newman - 1837 - 334 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 clenches, his serious swelling into bom-bast. But he is always... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 páginas
...nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, I assur'd, His glassy essence, — like an Perhaps I may not be more censured for doing and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1839 - 702 páginas
...her there. I cannot say he is cvrry where tlike. Were he so, I should do him injury to compare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and...clenches ; his serious swelling into bombast. But ho is iilways great, when some peat occasion is presented to him."— DRYOEN'S Kssay of Dramatic I'oetry.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 páginas
...Nature ; he looked inwards, anil 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...insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, bis serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 844 páginas
...naturo ; 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 comio wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always... | |
 | Samuel P. NEWMAN - 1843 - 322 páginas
...so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, i£, insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion ia presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for wit, and did not raise himself as... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 348 páginas
...Nature ; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were he so, 1 should do him injury to compare him with the greatest...insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, tils serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion is presented to... | |
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