 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 oldal
...and insipid ; his comick wit dege" aerating into clenches, his serious swelling into " bombast. *< bombast. But he is always great, when some great *' occasion is presented to him : no man can say, lie ** ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then •«* raise himself... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 oldal
...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...great, when some great occasion is presented to him; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 oldal
...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 great, when -some I great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 oldal
...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 some great occasion is presented to him : no man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above... | |
 | 1804 - 452 oldal
...greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic w'it degenerating into clenches; his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always...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 oldal
...greatest of mankind. He is many times fiat and insipid ; his comic vrit degenerating into clenches ; his serious swelling into 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 oldal
...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 some great occasion is presented to him : no man can say, he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 oldal
...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 some great occasion is presented to him ; no iiiun can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 oldal
...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 some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1807 - 402 oldal
...mankind, He is many times Gat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches ; his rerious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when some great occasion ls prctented te him/' DKYDEN'S Essay on Dramatic Poetry. f their manners, coarse or harsh in their... | |
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But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him; no man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets *Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi. 
