 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. - Pagina 189door Samuel Johnson - 1809Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 pagina’s
...; 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 dege" aerating into clenches, his serious swelling into " bombast. *< bombast. But he is... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 pagina’s
...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, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 pagina’s
...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 - 1803 - 494 pagina’s
...nature; he looked inwards, and found her there. I cannot say he is every where alike ; were lie 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... | |
 | 1804 - 452 pagina’s
...her 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...great, when some great occasion is presented to him." Drj'dcu's Essay of Dramatic Poetry. a language so peculiar to themselves, as strongly to affect the... | |
 | 1804 - 444 pagina’s
...injury to contpare him to the greatest of mankind. He is many times fiat and insipid ; his comic vrit degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling...bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion i. presented to him." Drydeo's Essay of Dramatic Poetry. U tP-.'OL XVII. a language so peculiar to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 pagina’s
...nature ; he looked m" wards, and found her there. I cannot say he " is every where alike j were he so, I should do " him injury to compare him with the greatest...clenches, his " serious swelling into bombast. But he is al" ways great when some great occasion is prc" sented to him : no man can say, he ever had a " lit... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 pagina’s
...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, bis serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 pagina’s
...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 bombast. But he is always... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 pagina’s
...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 'bombast. But he is always... | |
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