 | John Dryden - 1717 - 426 ページ
...likewife a little obfblete, and Ben. Johnjmfs Wit comes ftiort of theirs. As for fobnfin, to' whofe Character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himfelf, (for his laft Plays were but his Dotages) I think him the moft learned and judicious Writer... | |
 | 1797 - 522 ページ
...is like»ife a little obfolete, and Ben Jonfon's witcnmes lliort of theirs. As for Jonfon, to whofe character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himfelf (for his lafl plays were but his dotages) ,1 think him the molt learned and judicious writer... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1797 - 516 ページ
...little obfolete, and йеп Jonfon's wit comet fhort of theirs. As. for Jonfon, to whofe charafler I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himfelf (for his laft plays were but his dotages),! think him the moft learned and judicious writer... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 ページ
...language is likewise a little obsolete,1 and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. As for Jensen, to whose character I am now .arrived, if we look upon...| him the most learned and judicious writer which lany theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge £»f himself, as well as others. One cannot say... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 ページ
...humours. Shakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete,1 and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himselfj (for his last plays were but his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 ページ
...Shakspeare's language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. Ben. Jonson. As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived,...theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge of himself, »s well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. In his works... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 ページ
...language is likewise a little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes abort of theirs. Sen. Jonson. , As for Jonson, to whose character I am now arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself, (for liis last plays were but his dotages,) I think him the most learned and judicious writer which any... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 ページ
...little obsolete, and Ben Jonson's wit comes short of theirs. As for Jonson, to whose character I am no>r arrived, if we look upon him while he was himself,...which any theatre ever had. He was a most severe judge ot'himself, as well as others. One cannot say that he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 426 ページ
...entitled to that appellation. We shall here add a character of Ben Jonsou as sketched by Dryden: " If we look upon him while he was himself (for his...most learned and judicious writer which .any theatre 'evey had. He was a most severe Jt ON judge of himself as -well . as others. One cannot say he wanted... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 ページ
...entitled to that appellation. We shall here add a character of Ben Jonson as sketched by Dryden : " If we look upon him while he " was himself (for his...but his dotages), I think " him the most learned and judi" cious writer which any theatre " ever had. He was a most severe JON "judge of himself as well... | |
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He was a most severe judge of himself, as well as others. One cannot say he wanted wit, but rather that he was frugal of it. 
