 | 1843 - 632 ページ
...of this class, and those poets and novelists whose skill lies in the exhibiting of what Ben Johnson called humours. The words of Ben are so much to the...his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their can fluxions all to run one way, This may be truly said to be a humour.' There are undoubtedly persons,... | |
 | 1843 - 630 ページ
...novelists whose skill lies in the exhibiting of what Ben Johnson called humours. The words of Ben are ao much to the purpose, that we will quote them : —...In their confluxions all to run one way, This may be truly said to be a humour.' There are undoubtedly persons, in whom humours such as Ben describes... | |
 | Henry Fielding, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 484 ページ
...of humours. Now thus far, ' It may, by metuphor, apply itself ' Unto the general disposition ; ' As when some one peculiar quality ' Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw ' All his effects, his spirits, and his powers, ' In their confluxions all to run one way,' This may be truly... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 ページ
...[far Unto the general disposition : As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, t! at it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their coiilluxions, all to run one way, This may be truly said to be a humour.4 But that'a rook by wearing... | |
 | 1812 - 352 ページ
...name of humorous. Now thus far It may', by metaphor, apply itself Unto the general disposition : As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man,...his affects, his spirits, and his powers In their constructions, all to run one way. Fine Feeling. As frisky John Perch, with his basket of fish, Prepar'd... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 568 ページ
...the name of humours. Now thus far It may, by metaphor, apply itself Unto the general disposition : As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man,...his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their conductions, all to run one way, This may be truly said to be a humour.2 1 As 'tis ens, we thus define... | |
 | Johann Gottfried Herder - 1817 - 464 ページ
...OTeinung, eine ®e> banfeneen>ol)nHit. ®<» hmnour tefd)teibt Ben. Johnion alfo: At when »оюе one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits and his pow'rs In their constructions, all to run one way This may be truly said to be a humour. But that a... | |
 | Johann Gottfried Herder - 1820 - 968 ページ
...eine eingebil: bete SKecnung, eine ©cbanfengeTOobnbeit. 25en humour befdjreibt Ben. Johnson alfo : As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man,...that it doth draw All his affects his spirits and his pow'rs In their constructions, all to run one way This may be truly said to be a humour. But that a... | |
 | John Timbs - 1829 - 354 ページ
...the name of humours. Now thus far It may, by metaphor, apply itself Unto the general disposition: As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his effects, his spirits, and his powers, In their confluctions, all to run one way, This may be truly... | |
 | Aristoteles - 1833 - 450 ページ
...in which it has been defined by Ben Jonson, comes nearer to i/0of than any word in our language :— When some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man,...his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their conductions, all to run one way, This may be truly said to be a humour. wealth, and abilities, and... | |
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As when some one peculiar quality Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, In their confluctions, all to run one way, This may be truly said to be a humour. 
