 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 346 ページ
...him with the greatest of mankind, He is " many times flat and insipid ; his comick wit dege" aerating 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,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 ページ
...him injury to compare him with 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... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 ページ
...him injury to compare him with 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... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 ページ
...him injury to compare him with the 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... | |
 | 1804 - 444 ページ
...injury to contpare him to the 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. a language so peculiar... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 376 ページ
...so, I should do " him injury to compare him with the greatest of " mankind. He is many times flat and insipid; " his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his " serious swelling into bombast. But he is al" ways great when some great occasion is prc" seated to him : no man can say, he ever had a " lit... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 394 ページ
...him injury to compare him with the 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... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 ページ
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...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... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 ページ
...were he so, I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat, insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 488 ページ
...he so I should do him injury to compare him with the greatest of mankind. He is many times flat and insipid ; his comic wit degenerating into clenches,...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... | |
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insipid; his comic wit degenerating into clenches, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great, when 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... 
