 | 1854 - 778 ページ
...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...poets, * Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.' " John DRYDEN, Of dramatick poesie, an essay. London, 1668. 4to. p. 47. The metrical specimen shall... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1854 - 796 ページ
...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...himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenta sclent inter vibnrna eiipressi.1 The consideration of this made Mr. Hales of Eaton say, that there... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 468 ページ
...into bombast. Hut he is always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; no man can ever say he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did...poets. Quantum lenta Solent inter viburna cupressi. labour, notwithstanding the multiplicity of his productions, the is sufficient reason to suspect that... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1896 - 496 ページ
...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...himself as high above the rest of poets — " Quantum lento, talent inter viburna citpressi." Again, I have scarce referred to Dryden as a comic dramatist,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - 980 ページ
...serious, swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented to bins. No man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit,...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum Ifnta talent inter VOmrna C*pressi." 8 His alteration! from Chaucer and Boccaccio knowififfi bi tho... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 ページ
...bombast, lint he ig always great when some great occasion is presented to him ; no mtin can ever sixy he ever had a fit subject for his wit, and did not...above the rest of poets. Quantum lenta solent inter viburua cupressi. DRYDEN: On Dramatkk Poesy. labour, notwithstanding the multiplicity of his productions,... | |
 | 1855 - 834 ページ
...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...as high above the rest of poets — Quantum lenta soient inter viburna cupressi. DltYDEXi C. t If Shakspeare's embroideries were burnt down, there would... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1855 - 786 ページ
...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 wits and did not raise himself as high above the rest of poets, " Quantum Icnta solent inter viburna... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 ページ
...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...— ' Quantum lenta solent inter viburna cupressi.' " 1 " Criticism goes back for names worthy of being put into competition with his, to the first great... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1856 - 800 ページ
...serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when some great occasion is presented *o him: no I man can say he ever had a fit subject for his wit,...raise himself as high above the rest of poets, Quantum lenUi solent inter vlbnrna cnprcssl. 1 The consideration of this, made Mr. Hales of Eaton say, ' that... | |
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I cannot say he is everywhere alike; 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, his serious swelling into bombast. But he is always great when... 
