 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.  Notes and Queries - 336. oldal1903Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 860 oldal
...'was no fubjefl of luhich any faet ever writ, but he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Sbakffeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonfon, never equalled them to him in their... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 oldal
...virburra cupreffi. The confederation of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton fay, that there was no fubject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better treated in Shakefpeare; and, however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he... | |
 | 1797 - 522 oldal
...no fubject of which any poet ever writ, but h: would produce it much better treated in Shakefpeare; and, however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him Fletcher and Jor.fon, never equalled them to him in their... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 oldal
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Itnta solent inter viburna cuprcssi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;9 and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 oldal
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenla soltnt inter viburna cufresri. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say,...poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspcarc;' and however others arc now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 oldal
...was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ;8 and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonson, never equalled them to him in their... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 oldal
...was no Jutjetl of which any poet ever writ, tut he would produce it MUCH BETTER done by Shak/peare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein he lived, which had contemporaries with him, Fletcher and Jonfon, never equalled them to him in their... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 oldal
...lento, solent inter •eibvrrta cvpressi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, l,hat there was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred* before him, yet the age wherein... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 556 oldal
...lento, solent inter vtburna cuprcisi. The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eton say, that th*e was no subject of which any poet ever writ, but he would produce it muqh better done in Shakspeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 oldal
...not then raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lento, solent inter viburna cupressi. The consideration of this made Mr Hales of Eton *...poet ever writ, but he would produce it much better done in Shakespeare ; and however others are now generally preferred before him, yet the age wherein... | |
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