 | Hugh Blair - 1815 - 582 pagina’s
...kind of intrlIcctual glutliiitors ; every sentence is to ward, or to strike ; the contest of smutness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor, playing to and fro, with zlftrtlate ' seance of the French theatre ; and says, that the language of English comedy is the language... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1816 - 504 pagina’s
...a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820 - 416 pagina’s
...a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820 - 430 pagina’s
...a Jiind of intellectualgladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies. have, therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 416 pagina’s
...are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro, with alternate coruscations.' If he can learn to embroider with as much splendour, taste, and address, as this and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 452 pagina’s
...a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1823 - 446 pagina’s
...a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 524 pagina’s
...a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate coruscations. His comedies have. therefore, in some degree, the operation of tragedies ; they surprise... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 pagina’s
...are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every sentence is to ward or strike; the contest of smartness is never intermitted; his wit is a meteor, playing to and fro with alternate corruscations." Congreve, in the before-mentioned letter to Dennis, speaking of humour in female characters... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 pagina’s
...a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor, playing to and fro with alternate corruscations." Congreve, in the before-mentioned letter to Dennis, speaking of humour in female characters... | |
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His scenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate... 
