 ... rational and even religious reflection at times ; and always an air of pleasantry, good-nature, and humanity, that makes him, in my mind, one of the most amiable writers in the world. It is not common to meet with an author who can make you smile,...  The Universal magazine - Pagina 429Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1838 - 400 pagina’s
...meet with an author who can make you smile, and yet at nobody's expense ; who is always entertaining, yet always harmless; and who, though always elegant,...and purity of his verse. Yet such was poor Vinny." The head master was Dr. Nichols, whom Mr. Taylor* has pronounced an ingenious and learned man, but... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1838 - 342 pagina’s
...and always harmless ; and who, though always elegant, and classical to a degree not always found even in the classics themselves, charms more by the simplicity...ideas, than by the neatness and purity of his verse." With all the deference, however, which we may be disposed to pay to the taste of Cowper, we must admit,... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1838 - 344 pagina’s
...with an author who can make you smile, and yet at nobody's expense ; who is always entertaining, and always harmless ; and who, though always elegant, and classical to a degree not always found even in the classics themselves, charms more by the simplicity and playfulness of his ideas, than by... | |
 | Vincent Bourne, John Mitford - 1840 - 376 pagina’s
...with an author who can make you smile, and yet at nobody's expense, who is always entertaining and always harmless, and who, though always elegant and...and purity of his verse. Yet such was poor Vinny. I remember seeing the Duke of Richmond set fire to his gray locks, and box hi* ears to put it out again,"... | |
 | Vincent Bourne - 1840 - 374 pagina’s
...with an author who can make you smile, and yet at nobody's expense, who is always entertaining and always harmless, and who, though always elegant and...than by the neatness and purity of his verse. Yet snch was poor Vinny. I remember seeing the Duke of Richmond set fire to his gray locks, and box his... | |
 | Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1845 - 676 pagina’s
...meet with an author who can make you smile, and yet at nobody's expense ; who is always entertaining, and yet always harmless ; and who, though always elegant...and purity of his verse. Yet such was poor Vinny. I remember seeing the duke of Richmond set fire to his greasy locks, and box his ears to put it out... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 790 pagina’s
...meet with an author, who can make you smile and yet at nobody's expense ; who is always entertaining and yet always harmless; and who, though always elegant,...and purity of his verse; yet such was poor Vinny. I remember seeing the Duke of Richmond set fire to his greasy locks, and box his ears to put it out... | |
 | 1851 - 696 pagina’s
...wfth an author who can make you smile, and yet at | nobody's expense ; who is always entertaining, and yet always ' harmless ; and who, though always...the neatness and purity of his verse. Yet such was pool Vinny. I remember seeing the duke of Richmond set fire to his greasy locks, and box his ears to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pagina’s
...meet with an author who can make you smile, and yet at nobody's expense: who is always entertaining, ' ( ) * + * ! " the purity of his verse ; yet such was poor Vinny. I remember seeing the Duke of Richmond set fire... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 620 pagina’s
...meet with an author who can make you smile, and yet at nobody's expense: who is always entertaining, a wiser than I. To speak however in very general terms on the subject, it seems to me that your chief classies themselves, charms more by the simplicity and playfulness of his ideas, than by the neaU ness... | |
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