 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 278 σελίδες
...feldom failed of performing. His fcenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, cr paffion : his perfonages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every fentence...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufcations.. His comedies have therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies ; they furprifc... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 478 σελίδες
...feldom failed of performing. His fcenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or paffion: his perfonages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentence...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufcations. His comedies have therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they furprife... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 474 σελίδες
...feldom failed of performing. His fcenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or paffion: his perfonages are a kind -of intellectual gladiators; every fentence...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufcations. His comedies have therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they ifurprife... | |
 | samuel johnson - 1781 - 276 σελίδες
...humour, imagery, or paffion: his perfonages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentence is Co ward or ftrike; the conteft of fmartnefs is never...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufcations. His comedies have therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they furprife... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 472 σελίδες
...failed of performing. Hi's fcenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or pailion : • his -perfonages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every fentence is to ward or fjtrilce.;. the conteft~of fmartnefs is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and 'fro... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1790 - 330 σελίδες
...kind of intellectual gladiators; every fen" tence is to ward or flrike; the conteft of " fmartnefe is never intermitted; his wit is a « meteor playing to and fro with alternate co" mfcations." If he can learn to embroider with as much fpendor, tafte and addrefs as this and many... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1791 - 308 σελίδες
...fcenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery or " paffion ; his perfonages are a kind of intellectual 11 gladiators ; every fentence is to ward or ftrike;...intermitted ; " his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alter" nate corrufc.iticns." If he can learn to embroider with as much fplendor, U'fte and at'drefs... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 444 σελίδες
...feldoin failed of performing. His fcenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or paffion : his perfonages are a kind of intellectual gladiators; every fentence...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufcations. His comedies have therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they iurprife... | |
 | 1795 - 846 σελίδες
...are a kind of ¡ntelle&ual gladiators ; every fentence a to ward or ftrike, the conteft of fmartncfs is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corrufcations. Hi* comedies have, therefore, in fome degree, the operation of tragedies; they lurprife rather than... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1793 - 544 σελίδες
...of 'humour, imagery or paffion : his perfonages are a kind of intelle&ual gladiators; every fentenee is to ward or ftrike ; the conteft of fmartnefs is...wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate corufcations." If he can learn to embroider with as much fplendor, taite and addrefs as this and many... | |
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His scenes exhibit not much of humour, imagery, or passion : his personages are a kind of intellectual gladiators ; every sentence is to ward or strike ; the contest of smartness is never intermitted ; his wit is a meteor playing to and fro with alternate... 
