 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say...little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humor, also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 oldal
...and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself as well as of others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that...Wit, and language and humour also in some measure, were had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the Drama till he came. He managed his strength... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he them ; there is scarce a poet or historian among the Roman authors of those times, whom he has not... | |
 | 1857 - 574 oldal
...which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himeelf, as well as others. One cannot say ho wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his work* you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some mcaHuro, we... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say...wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his woiks you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and hunior, also in some measure, we... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1859 - 612 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say...or alter. Wit and language, and humour also in some i Dryden here quotes the well-known line of Virgil, Eclogue 1. — Quantum lentn aoleni inier viburna... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say...wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his woiks you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humor, also in some measure, we... | |
 | John Dryden - 1859 - 482 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. Hu was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, hut rather that he was frugal of it. In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit and language,... | |
 | Robert Demaus - 1860 - 580 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say...or alter. Wit and language, and humour also in some 1 Dryden here quotes the well-known line of Virgil, Eclogue 1. — Quantum lent* aolent inter viburna... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 oldal
...I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say...wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his woiks you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humor, also in some measure, we... | |
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As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself (for his last plays were but his dotages), I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself,... 
