 | Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 páginas
...Chaucer, ed. Skeat, Parson's Tale §37. 4. 9. Of Ben Jonson, Dryden (Works, ed. 1892, 15. 347) remarks: 'You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.'... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 591 páginas
...art was wanting to the drama^ till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to, represent * This observation,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 624 páginas
...drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You eeldom find him making love in any of his (scenes, or endeavouring...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent 1 This observation,... | |
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - 1800 - 634 páginas
...managed his strength to more advantage than any •who preceded him. You seldom find him making Jove in any of his scenes, or endeavouring to move the...and saturnine to do it gracefully, especially when hq knew he came after those who had performed both to Buch an height. Humour was his proper sphere;... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 1152 páginas
...art was wanting to t!.« drama, till he came. He managed Ins strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any...after those who had performed both to such a height. Hnmorr was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people. Me was deeply... | |
 | George Burnett - 1807 - 548 páginas
...art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any of his scenes, of endeavouring to move the passions ; his genius was too sullen and saturnine to do 'it gracefully,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 432 páginas
...art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him. You seldom find him making love in any...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere ; and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
 | Manual - 1809 - 288 páginas
...totally superseded those which divided with them the public applause in the time of Dryden. VOL. I. M seldom find him making love in any of his scenes,...saturnine to do it gracefully, especially when he came after those who performed both to such a height. Humour was his proper sphere, and in that he... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 310 páginas
...strength to more advantage than anj who preceded him. Yon seldom find him making love in any of bis scenes, or endeavouring to move the passions ; his...he came after those who had performed both to such an height. Humour was his proper sphere, and in that he delighted most to represent mechanic people.... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - 1812 - 416 páginas
...was wanting to the drama, " till he came. He managed bis " strengt!; to more advantage than " any who preceded him. You " seldom find him making love " in any of his scenes, or endea" vouring to move the passions ; " his genius was too sullen and " saturnine to do it gracefully,... | |
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In his works you find little to retrench or alter. Wit, and language, and humour also in some measure, we had before him ; but something of art was wanting to the drama, till he came. He managed his strength to more advantage than any who preceded him.... 
